European elections

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 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Every five years there are direct elections to the European Parliament in all member states. European elections were held between 4-7 June, 2009 and between  22-25 May 2014.

2014 election results by political group

Icon	Name	Percentage
	EPP Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)	Result:221 MEPs Result as percentage:29.43 %
	S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament	Result:191 MEPs Result as percentage:25.43 %
	ECR European Conservatives and Reformists	Result:70 MEPs Result as percentage:9.32 %
	ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	Result:67 MEPs Result as percentage:8.92 %
	GUE/NGL European United Left/Nordic Green Left	Result:52 MEPs Result as percentage:6.92 %
	Greens/EFA The Greens/European Free Alliance	Result:50 MEPs Result as percentage:6.66 %
	EFDD Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group	Result:48 MEPs Result as percentage:6.39 %
	NI Non-attached Members – Members not belonging to any political group	Result:52 MEPs Result as percentage:6.92 %

Notes

• The turnout in the EU as a whole fell from 63% in 1979 to 49% in 1999, 46% in 2004 and 43% in 2009 and 42.54% in 2014. See under Turnout