Yet, not only European candidates are put up for vote. In many EU Members States, also regional and municipal elections and in two cases also referenda will take place. Glancing at the list of elections held in the 28 EU Member States, we can say that there will be “European Super Election Days” in Europe this week.
AUSTRIA : European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 8.4 Million
Number of European deputies: 18
Minimum electoral threshold: 4%
Voting age: 16 (in every other EU Member State the voting age is 18).
BELGIUM: European, federal and regional elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 11.1 Million
European Elections
Number of European deputies: 21
Minimum threshold: None
Federal Elections
150 members of the lower chamber for the next 5 years
Regional Elections
Flemish Parliament: 124 deputies
Walloon Parliament: 75 deputies
Brussels Parliament: 89 deputies
Parliament for the German- speaking Community: 25 deputies
BULGARIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 7.2 Million
Number of European deputies: 17
Minimum threshold: None
CROATIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 4.2 Million
Number of European deputies: 11
Minimum threshold: 5%
CYPRUS: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 800.000
Number of European deputies: 6
Minimum threshold: 1.8%
CZECH REPUBLIC: European Elections
When? Friday and Saturday, 23-24 May
Population: 10.5 Million
Number of European deputies: 21
Minimum threshold: 5%
DENMARK: European elections & national referendum
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 5.6 Million
European elections
Number of European deputies:13
Minimum threshold: None
National referendum
Issue: Should Denmark join the Unified Patent Court?
ESTONIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 1.3 Million
Number of European deputies: 6
Minimum threshold: None
FINLAND: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 5.4 Million
Number of European deputies: 13
Minimum threshold: None
FRANCE: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 65.6 Million
Number of European deputies: 74
Minimum threshold: 5%
GERMANY: European elections, municipal elections in several federal states & referendum in the city-state of Berlin
When? Sunday, 25 May
European elections
Population: 80.5 Million
Number of European deputies: 96
Minimum threshold: 3%
Municipal elections: in 10 federal states
Where?: North Rhine-Westphalia (17.5 Million) , Baden-Wüttemberg (10.5 Million), Brandenburg (2.4 Million), Hamburg (1.8 Million), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1.6 Million), Rhineland-Palatinate (3.9 Million), Saarland (994.000) , Saxony (4 Million), Saxony-Anhalt (2.2 Million) and Thuringia (2.1 Million)
Referendum in the city-state of Berlin
Population: 3.4 Million
Issue: Should Tempelhof airport remain a leisure area and remembrance building or should the city build offices and apartments in this area?
GREECE: European and 2nd round of the local elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 11 Million
European elections
Number of European deputies: 21
Minimum threshold: 3%
Local elections
Second round among the two most voted candidates of the first round of elections held on 18 May
HUNGARY: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 9.9 Million
Number of European deputies: 21
Minimum threshold: 5%
IRELAND: European Elections
When? Friday, 23 May
Population: 4.5 Million
Number of European deputies:11
Minimum threshold: None
ITALY: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 59.6 Million
Number of European deputies: 73
Minimum threshold: 4%
LATVIA: European Elections
When? Saturday, 24 May
Population: 2 Million
Number of European deputies: 8
Minimum threshold: 5%
LITHUANIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 2.9 Million
Number of European deputies: 11
Minimum threshold: 5%
LUXEMBOURG: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 500.000
Number of European deputies: 6
Minimum threshold: None
MALTA: European Elections
When? Saturday, 24 May
Population: 400.000
Number of European deputies: 6
Minimum threshold: None
NETHERLANDS: European Elections
When? Thursday, 22 May
Population: 16.7 Million
Number of European deputies: 26
Minimum threshold: None
POLAND: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 38.5 Million
Number of European deputies: 51
Minimum threshold: 5%
PORTUGAL: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 10.4 Million
Number of European deputies: 21
Minimum threshold: None
ROMANIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 20 Million
Number of European deputies:32
Minimum threshold: 5%
SLOVAKIA: European Elections
When? Saturday, 24 May
Population: 5.4 Million
Number of European deputies: 13
Minimum threshold: 5%
SLOVENIA: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 2 Million
Number of European deputies: 8
Minimum threshold: None
SPAIN: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 46.7 Million
Number of European deputies: 54
Minimum threshold: None
SWEDEN: European Elections
When? Sunday, 25 May
Population: 9.5 Million
Number of European deputies: 20
Minimum threshold: 4%
UNITED KINGDOM: European Elections & local elections
When? Thursday, 22 May
Population: 63.8 Million
Number of European deputies: 73
Minimum threshold: None
Local elections to 161 council in England and to 11 councils Northern Ireland
(no local elections in Wales and Scotland)
UKRAINE: Presidencial elections
Outside of the EU borders, 25 May is also an election day. In Ukraine, people are called to cast their ballot to choose their future president of the Republic for the next 5 years. 21 candidates are running in this election: If none of them obtains more than 50% of the votes in the first round, the two mostly voted candidates will have to compete to be elected in a second round. This election is due to take place on 15 June 2014.
Information researched by Oscar Rodriguez
