That is perhaps the biggest challenge for the bloc.
"By voting for the bloc, you give them momentum.
A lapse of all the sanctions would have been a serious embarrassment for the bloc.
It won 44percentt of the Quebec vote against 40percentt for the Bloc Quebecois.
In fact, the debt crisis continued and remains a source of uncertainty for the bloc, the world's largest economic region.
For the leader of the E.U.'s most skeptical member, even some rare good news for the bloc creates complications.
Besides, he said, Germany could not wait until October, when the European Union intends to present its own regulatory proposals for the bloc.
The lack of common fiscal policies for the bloc meant built-in instability for the euro, but years without a major recession covered it up.
The prospect of Mr. Kaczynski's return to office with the same combative attitude toward the European Union boded ill for the bloc.
For the prime minister of the most skeptical member of the European Union, even some rare good news for the bloc creates complications.
That would mark a significant departure for the bloc, which has invested billions of euros in the region but rarely challenged its old, authoritarian regimes.
