BNP elected to European party

The election for representation to the European Parliament is now finished. The increase in representation of far right parties is a concern. In Britain, the BNP has won its first seats ever:

Mr Griffin was elected for the North West region while Andrew Brons picked up another BNP seat in Yorkshire and Humber, where it won 10% of the vote.
Mr Griffin said the BNP was not racist, but won votes because it "spoke openly about the problem of immigration."
Labour's Harriet Harman described the result as "terrible" while Tory leader David Cameron said he was "sickened".

On the BNP, see here. Far-right parties succeeded elsewhere, too.

Update Paul Wells takes apart Mark Steyn's take on the election.