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The 2024 elections in the European Union include European, national and regional elections in the EU member states.
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The 2024 elections in the European Union include European, national and regional elections in the EU member states.
The 2024 European Parliament election was held between 6 and 9 June 2024 to elect 720 members of the Tenth European Parliament. [1] [2]
Affiliation to the parties at the time of the election on 6–9 June 2024.
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party | 171 | –6 | |
| Party of European Socialists | 129 | –7 | |
| European Conservatives and Reformists Party | 58 | +6 | |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party | 58 | –13 | |
| Identity and Democracy Party | 57 | –19 | |
| European Green Party | 42 | –12 | |
| Party of the European Left | 29 | +1 | |
| European Democratic Party | 9 | –1 | |
| European Free Alliance | 7 | 0 | |
| Volt Europa | 5 | +4 | |
| European Christian Political Movement | 4 | 0 | |
| European Communist Action | 2 | 0 | |
| Animal Politics EU | 2 | –1 | |
| European Pirate Party | 1 | –3 | |
| Others | 146 | +36 | |
| Total | 720 | +15 [a] | |
| Source: European Parliament Election 2024 Europe Elects | |||
| Member state | Election | Parliament before | Head of Government before | Party | EU Party | Parliament after | Head of Government after | Party | EU Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 10 March |  | Antonio Costa | PS | PES |  | Luís Montenegro | PSD | EPP | ||||
| Croatia | 17 April |  | Andrej Plenković | HDZ | EPP |  | Andrej Plenković | HDZ | EPP | ||||
| Belgium | 9 June |  | Alexander De Croo | Open Vld | ALDE |  | TBD | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 9 June |  | Dimitar Glavchev (caretaker) | Ind. | Ind. |  | Dimitar Glavchev (caretaker) | Ind. | Ind. | ||||
| France | 30 June 7 July |  | Gabriel Attal | RE | Ind. [b] |  | Michel Barnier | LR | EPP | ||||
| Czech Republic (senate only) | 20–21 September 27–28 September |  | Petr Fiala | ODS | ECR |  | Petr Fiala | ODS | ECR | ||||
| Austria | 29 September |  | Karl Nehammer | ÖVP | EPP |  | TBD | ||||||
| Lithuania | 13 October |  | Ingrida Šimonytė | TS-LKD | EPP |  | Gintautas Paluckas | LSDP | PES | ||||
| Bulgaria | 27 October | | Dimitar Glavchev (caretaker) | Ind. | Ind. |  | Rosen Zhelyazkov | GERB | EPP | ||||
| Ireland | 29 November |  | Simon Harris | Fine Gael | EPP |  | Micheál Martin | Fianna Fáil | ALDE | ||||
| Romania | 1 December |   | Marcel Ciolacu | PSD | PES |   | Marcel Ciolacu | PSD | PES | ||||
| Member state | Election | President before | Party | EU Party | President after | Party | EU Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 24 November | Klaus Iohannis | PNL | EPP | First round annulled | ||||||
| State | Date | President before | Party | EU Party | President after | Party | EU Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 28 January 11 February | Sauli Niinistö | National Coalition | EPP | Alexander Stubb | National Coalition | EPP | ||||
| Hungary | 26 February | Katalin Novák | Fidesz-KDNP | Patriots | Tamás Sulyok | Ind. | Ind. | ||||
| Slovakia | 23 March 6 April | Zuzana Čaputová | PS | ALDE | Peter Pellegrini | Hlas | PES (suspended) [4] | ||||
| Malta | 27 March | George Vella | Labour | PES | Myriam Spiteri Debono | Labour | PES | ||||
| Lithuania | 12 May 26 May | Gitanas Nausėda | Ind. | Ind. | Gitanas Nausėda | Ind. | Ind. | ||||
| Croatia | 29 December 12 January 2025 | Zoran Milanović | SDP | PES | Zoran Milanović | SDP | PES | ||||
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