In short, the global economic crisis has destabilized the ideological divides that have long defined the European political scene and has created new dividing lines. These new chasms might be the most important long term outcome of the European Parliament elections.
总而言之，一场全球经济危机已经动摇了长期定义欧洲政治舞台的意识形态分歧并创造了新的分界线，而这些新的分裂很可能就是由本次欧洲议会选举所产生的，最重要的长期效应。