Parliament prepares for European election night media-frenzy

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament is preparing for a media-frenzy Sunday evening when the results of what it calls the biggest and most-complicated European elections ever will be collected and presented at its venue in Brussels.

Some 70 television channels, a similar number of radio stations and hundreds of journalists will be at the parliament in Brussels on Sunday evening to report on the elections.

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The parliament has made available 11 multi-camera studios, wired up with eight kilometers of fiberoptic cable and four kilometers of audio cable.

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