The evolution of European elections from 2014 to 2024 reflects the unfolding of a broader European polycrisis. Yet while the euro crisis, the asylum crisis, Brexit and other challenges had already left their mark on the 2014 and 2019 elections, by 2024, crises had become even more immediate: the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and economic instability fueled voter concerns. While turnout remained remarkably stable in comparison to 2019, the 2024 elections brought a turn to the right with shifting majorities and new political groups in the European Parliament. These results in turn also shaped the distribution of top jobs after the election and might well have a lasting impact on politics and policy-making in the European Parliament, where the cordon sanitaire towards far-right parties remains a key contested issue.