Elections in the European Union - Definition and Overview

Elections in the European Union gives information on election and election results in the European Union. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

The European Union elects on union level a parliament. The European Parliament has 732 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in one or more constituencies in each member country. The European Union has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Last elections

• European Parliament Election 2004
• Results per country

Past elections

• European Parliament Election 1999

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/europeanunion.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/e/europeanunion/)
• Parties and elections (http://www.parties-and-elections.de/eu.html)