The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a European political party that consists of various regionalist,separatist and ethnic minority political parties in Europe. Member parties advocate either for full political independence and sovereignty,or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region. The party has generally limited its membership to centre-left and left-wing parties;therefore,only a fraction of European regionalist parties are members of the EFA.
Christian Union –Reformed Political Party is the name for a parliamentary common list for the European Parliament formed by two Dutch orthodox Protestant parties:the Christian Union and the Reformed Political Party. Both parties are Eurosceptic and socially conservative,and each has candidates on the common list. The CU and SGP also regularly co-operate in municipal elections,often gaining above-average results in municipalities which form part of the Dutch Bible Belt.
The president of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. They also represent the Parliament within the European Union (EU) and internationally. The president's signature is required for laws initiated under co-decision and the EU budget.
There are fourteen vice-presidents of the European Parliament who sit in for the president in presiding over the plenary of the European Parliament.
Ilary Blasi is an Italian television host,former model and former child actress.
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) is a soft Eurosceptic,anti-federalist political group of the European Parliament. The ECR is the parliamentary group of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party European political party (formerly known as the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe or Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists,but also includes MEPs from four other European parties and thirteen MEPs without European party affiliation.
The 2014 European Parliament election was held in the European Union,from 22 to 25 May 2014.
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party,formerly known as Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR) (2009–2016) and Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) (2016–2019),is a conservative,soft Eurosceptic European political party with a main focus on reforming the European Union (EU) on the basis of Eurorealism,as opposed to total rejection of the EU (anti-EU-ism).
Elisabetta Gardini is an Italian politician and TV presenter.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,liberalism and populism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani,who had been vice president and coordinatior and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati.
Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy was a Eurosceptic and populist political group in the European Parliament. The EFDD group was a continuation for the Eighth European Parliament of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group that existed during the Seventh European Parliament,with significant changes to group membership.
An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It is the ninth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats was to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit,but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom,the number of seats to be elected will remain at 26.
Elisabetta Gualmini is an Italian politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Fabio Massimo Castaldo is an Italian politician who has served in the European Parliament since 2014. On 15 November 2017,he was elected Vice-President of the European Parliament;in doing so,he replaced Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and became the youngest vice-president in the history of the institution. As a member of the European Parliament (MEP),he sat on the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy parliamentary group from 1 July 2014 to 15 October 2014,and again from 20 October 2014 and 1 July 2019,and was a non-attached member (Non-Inscrits) from 16 October 2014 to 19 October 2014.
Identity and Democracy is a right-wing to far-right political group of the European Parliament,launched on 13 June 2019 for the Ninth European Parliament term. It is composed of nationalist,right-wing populist and eurosceptic national parties from ten European nations. It is the successor to the Europe of Nations and Freedom group formed during the eighth term.
The 2024 European Parliament election is scheduled to be held on 6 to 9 June 2024. This will be the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979,and the first European Parliament election after Brexit.
The European Parliament election is set to take place in June 2024. This article lists national polls for the EU election as well as EU-wide seat projections and popular vote estimates.
