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European Elections 2014
European College of Parma Fundation
Antonio Corbo Andrea Danni
European Elections 2014
European College of Parma Fundation
Antonio Corbo Andrea Danni
History
History
The European Parliament is the only international institution directly elected by the citizens.
European elections have the purpose of electing members of the European Parliament (MEP).
1979 1984 1989
First EP Election 2nd EP Election 3rd EP Election
1981
Extraordinary Election in Greece
1987
Extraordinary Election in Spain and Portugal
History
1979 1984 1989
First EP Election 2nd EP Election 3rd EP Election
1981
Extraordinary Election in Greece
1987
Extraordinary Election in Spain and Portugal
Elections take place every five years since 1979.
However extraordinary elections have been held in countries that joined EU between the ordinary elections to allow the citizens of these MS to elect their
representatives.
1979 1984 1989
First EP Election 2nd EP Election 3rd EP Election
1981
Extraordinary Election in Greece
1987
Extraordinary Election in Spain and Portugal
1999 2004
4th EP Election 5th EP Election 6th EP Election
1994
1995-1996
Extraordinary Election in Sweden, Austria and
Finland
1999 2004
4th EP Election 5th EP Election 6th EP Election
1994
1995-1996
Extraordinary Election in Sweden, Austria and
Finland
So far 7 EU elections have been held.
1999 2004
4th EP Election 5th EP Election 6th EP Election
1994
1995-1996
Extraordinary Election in Sweden, Austria and
Finland
2014
7th EP Election 8th EP Election
2009
2007
Extraordinary Election in Bulgaria and Romania
2013
Extraordinary Election in Croatia
2014
7th EP Election 8th EP Election
2009
2007
Extraordinary Election in Bulgaria and Romania
2013
Extraordinary Election in Croatia
Next elections will be the first after the Lisbon Treaty which entered into force on 1 December 2009
Rules!
• 751 MEP (Min 6 MEPs per state) allocated among the various states on the basis of 'degressive proportionality’ (Art. 14 TUE)
• Positions incompatibility: MEP cannot be a member of a national government or national parliament, nor an active official of the European institutions
Rules
! • Rules decided by MS: - open or closed list system - one or multiple constituency - voting hours and days - compulsory or optional - minimum ages
! • Common EU rules: - direct universal suffrage - freedom - confidentiality - proportional representation
Trends
Trends
European elections registered a low turnout already in 1979 and showed a decreasing trend since then.
Turnout Abstention
This time it’s different!
This time it’s different!
This time it’s different!
• First elections since the Lisbon Treaty gave the European Parliament a number of important new powers.
• Nomination of Commission’s presidents will be decided taking account of election results.
• The new political majority will shape EU legislation over the next five years in areas from the single market to civil liberties.
• Historical turnout: crisis and future evolution of the Union
Historical turnout
Historical turnout
• The crisis of the eurozone started few months after the last elections.
• South Europe economies have been the most suffering and the commission and the ECB imposed tough austerity measures.
Historical turnout
Public opinion has lost most of its confidence towards EU
Historical turnout
Public opinion has lost most of its confidence towards EU
2008 2013
Political Parties
Political Parties
!PES
!ALDE
!Green EFA
AECR
!PPE
!Left
!EAF
!MELD
!EDP
!AENM
!ECPM
EUD
Euro-sceptics
Euro-sceptics
• Eurosceptic parties have very different backgrounds including independentism, conservatism and far right.
• They have a common position against the single currency and a further federalization of the Union with the aim of preserving national roots.
• Any of them has so far presented a candidate to the Commission presidency
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
• The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party is the party for liberal democrat values in Europe.
• Declared candidate: Guy Verhofstadt
• With more than 55 liberal member parties across the continent, it is translating the principle of freedom into politics, economics and all other areas of society.
European People’s Party
European People’s Party
• The EPP is Europe’s centre-right political family.
• Declared candidate: Jean-Claude Juncker
• It strives for a Europe of values close to the people and based on democracy, transparency and responsibility, as well as prosperity through the promotion of a social market economy.
Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
• The Party of European Socialists (PES) brings together 53 Socialist, Social Democratic and Labour Parties of the European Union.
• Declared candidate: Martin Schulz
• The PES campaign will put people at its core and reflect the PES commitment to the common values of democracy, equality, solidarity and social justice.
Your opinion
Your opinion
• This election will really be different?
• EU needs a change, but in which direction?
