General Information
Results:
Seats won in this election (by group):
- European People’s Party (EPP): 179
- Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the Eruopean Parliament (S&D): 153
- Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE): 105
- The Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA): 74
- European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR): 63
- Europe of Nations and Freedom Group (ENF): 58
- Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD): 54
- Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL): 38
- Non-Attached Members: 7
- Others (New Parties): 20
At Stake in this Election:
- 751 seats in the European Parliament.
Government Structure:
- Chief of State: European Commission President Jean-Claude JUNCKER
- Head of Government: President of the European Council Donald TUSK
- Assembly: The European Union has a unicameral European Parliament with 751 seats. The Council of the European Union also serves as a legislative branch of the EU.
Electoral System:
- Members of the Council of the European Union are elected indirectly by member countries. In the Council, all measures must pass a qualified majority of 255 votes; 28 member-state ministers have 352 votes, the number of votes being roughly proportional to member-states' populations.
- In the European Parliament, 751 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms. Member states are allotted seats and may choose their own electoral systems, so long as they are based on proportional representation or single transferable vote. Electoral systems, dates, and seats are listed by below. (source for table)
|
Country |
Election Date |
Electoral System |
Electoral Threshold |
Seats |
|
Austria |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
4% |
18 |
|
Belgium |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
21 |
|
Bulgaria |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
17 |
|
Croatia |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
11 |
|
Cyprus |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
1.8% |
6 |
|
Czech Republic |
May 24-25, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
21 |
|
Denmark |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
13 |
|
Estonia |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
6 |
|
Finland |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
13 |
|
France |
May 26, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
5% |
74 |
|
Germany |
May 26, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
None |
96 |
|
Greece |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
3% |
21 |
|
Hungary |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
21 |
|
Ireland |
May 24, 2019 |
Single transferable vote |
None |
11 |
|
Italy |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
4% |
73 |
|
Latvia |
May 25, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
8 |
|
Lithuania |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
11 |
|
Luxembourg |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
6 |
|
Malta |
May 25, 2019 |
Single transferable vote |
None |
6 |
|
Netherlands |
May 23, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
26 |
|
Poland |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
5% |
51 |
|
Portugal |
May 26, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
None |
21 |
|
Romania |
May 26, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
5% |
32 |
|
Slovakia |
May 25, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
5% |
13 |
|
Slovenia |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
None |
8 |
|
Spain |
May 26, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation |
None |
54 |
|
Sweden |
May 26, 2019 |
Open-list proportional representation |
4% |
20 |
|
United Kingdom |
May 23, 2019 |
Closed-list proportional representation*
*Elections in England, Scotland and Wales will be contested using closed-list proportional representation, while elections in Northern Ireland will be contested using single transferable vote. |
None |
73 |
Main parties in this Election:
- European People’s Party / Parti Populaire Européen (EPP)
- Leader: Joseph DAUL (France)
- Candidate for European Commission President: Manfred Weber (Germany)
- European Parliament Group: European People’s Party (EPP)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 221
- Party of European Socialists / Parti Socialiste Européen (PES)
- Leader: Sergei STANISHEV (Bulgaria)
- Candidate for European Commission President: Frans Timmermans (Netherlands)
- European Parliament Group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the Eruopean Parliament (S&D)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 191
- Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe / Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l’Europe (ALDE)
- Leader: Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium)
- Candidate for European Commission President: “Team Europe” (Seven Candidates)
- European Parliament Group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 67
- European Green Party / Parti Vert Européen
- Leader: Philippe LAMBERTS (Belgium) and Rebecca HARMS (Germany)
- Candidate for European Commission President: Bas EICKHOUT (Denmark) and Ska KELLER (Germany)
- European Parliament Group: The Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 50
- Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists / Alliance des Conservateurs et Réformistes Européens (AECR)
- Leader: Jan ZAHRADIL (Czech Republic)
- Candidate for European Commission President: Jan ZAHRADIL (Czech Republic)
- European Parliament Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 70
- The Party of the European Left / Parti de la Gauche Européenne (PEL)
- Leader: Gregor GYSI (Germany)
- Candidate for European Commission President: Violeta TOMIČ (Slovenia) and Nico CUE (Belgium)
- European Parliament Group: Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 52
- Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom / Mouvement pour l'Europe des nations et des libertés (MENF)
- Leader: Gerolf ANNEMANS (Belgium)
- Candidate for European Commission President: None
- European Parliament Group: Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 48
- European Democratic Party / Parti Democratique Européen (EDP)
- Leader: Francesco RUTELLI (Italy) and François BAYROU (France)
- Candidate for European Commission President: None
- European Parliament Group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 67
- European Free Alliance / Alliance Libre Européenne (EFA)
- Leader: Lorena LÓPEZ DE LACALLE
- Candidate for European Commission President: Oriol JUNQUERAS (Spain)
- European Parliament Group: The Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election: 50
- European Christian Political Movement / Mouvement Politique Chrétien Européen (ECPM)
- Leader: Brianslav ŠKRIPEK
- Candidate for European Commission President: None
- European Parliament Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
- Group’s Seats won in last European Parliament election:
- Non-attached members
- Seats won in last European Parliament election: 52
Population and Registered Voters:
- Population: 512,379,225 (2018 est.)
- Registered Voters: 400,000,000 (est.)