EU elections - At a glance overview Citizens will be heading to the polls across the EU between 23 and 26 May in an election that will affect over 500m people. The election results will not only determine the make-up of the European Parliament but also shape who will head up the European Commission for the next five years. This overview will provide you with all the key information for the 2019 European Elections. Which countries vote when? 23 May • Netherlands • UK
24 May • Ireland • Czech Rep.
25 May • Latvia • Malta • Slovakia • Czech Rep.
• Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Denmark • Estonia
26 May • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Lithuania
• Luxembourg • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden
Results timeline Sunday 26 May: Results may be announced when the last polls close at 11pm CET / 10pm BST. June: Official results will be published throughout June. Tuesday 2 July: Parliament convenes to swear in new MEPs. Spitzenkandidaten These are the lead candidates appointed by each party for the role of Commission President. EPP: Manfred Weber (DE) S&D: Frans Timmermans (NL) ALDE: Guy Verhofstadt (BE)
Greens: Ska Keller (DE) and Bas Eickhout (NL) GUE/NGL: Violeta Tomic (SV) and Nico Cué (ES)
Dark Horses ALDE: Margrethe Vestager (DN)
EPP: Michel Barnier (FR) MEPs per country The map on the left shows the number of seats allocated to each Member State. New UK MEPs will only sit for as long as the UK is a member of the EU. Once the UK leaves the Union, 27 of the UK’s 73 seats will be redistributed to other countries (e.g. Spain and France will gain 5 new seats), while the remaining 46 seats will be kept for future enlargements.
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