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The European Elections! A crucial event that shapes the future of the European Union and its 508 million citizens. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help you understand what’s at stake, who the key players are, and what’s happening:
What’s at stake:
The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). The EP has three main powers:
- Legislative power: The EP, together with the Council of the European Union, adopts EU laws and policies.
- Budgetary power: The EP has the authority to approve or reject the EU’s budget.
- Supervisory power: The EP exercises democratic oversight of the European Commission, the EU’s executive body.
The European Elections will determine the composition of the EP for the next five years, influencing the direction of EU policies, laws, and budgets.
Who are the players:
- Political groups: The EP is composed of eight political groups, each representing a different ideology:
- European People’s Party (EPP): Center-right, conservative
- Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Center-left, social democratic
- Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE): Liberal
- European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR): Conservative, eurosceptic
- European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL): Left-wing, socialist
- Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA): Environmentalist, regionalist
- Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD): Eurosceptic, populist
- Non-Inscrits (NI): Independents, nationalists
- National parties: Each EU member state has its own national parties, which often affiliate with one of the EP’s political groups.
- Leading candidates (Spitzenkandidaten): Each political group has a lead candidate, who may become the President of the European Commission if their group wins the most seats.
Key players:
- Manfred Weber (EPP): Current leader of the EPP group and a strong contender for the European Commission presidency.
- Frans Timmermans (S&D): Current First Vice-President of the European Commission and lead candidate for the S&D group.
- Margrethe Vestager (ALDE): Current European Commissioner for Competition and lead candidate for the ALDE group.
- Nigel Farage (EFDD): Leader of the Brexit Party and a prominent eurosceptic voice.
Election process:
- Voting: Citizens of EU member states vote for their preferred national parties or candidates.
- Seat allocation: The number of seats each country has in the EP is determined by its population. The seats are then allocated to the national parties based on their performance in the elections.
- Formation of the EP: The elected MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) will form the new EP, which will hold its first plenary session in July 2019.
Timeline:
- May 23-26, 2019: Voting takes place in different EU member states.
- May 27, 2019: Results are announced, and the composition of the new EP is determined.
- July 2019: The new EP holds its first plenary session, and the President of the European Commission is elected.
Stay tuned for the results, and get ready to see how the European Elections will shape the future of the EU!