Note: Results are still provisional. More information on this website.
- 213 seats for the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP);
- 190 seats for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D);
- 64 seats for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE);
- 52 seats for The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA);
- 46 seats for The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR);
- 42 seats for the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL);
- 41 seats for the Non-attached Members;
- 38 seats for the Europe of freedom and democracy Group (EFD);
- 65 seats for the others MEPs (newly elected Members not allied to any of the political groups of the outgoing Parliament).
- 26.77% for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP);
- 24.74% for the Labour Party (Lab.);
- 23.31% for the Conservative Party (Cons.);
- 7.67% for the Green Party (GP);
- 6.69% for the Liberal Democrats Party (LDP);
- 2.40% for the Scottish National Party (SNP);
- 1.11% for the British National Party (BNP);
- 0.69% for Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales (PL-PW);
- 0.66% for Sinn Féin (SF);
- 0.54% for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP);
- 0.35% for the Ulster Unionist party – Conservative & Ulster Unionist Alliance (UUP);
- 0.34% for the Social Democratic & Labour Party (SDLP);
- 4.02% for the other parties of Great Britain;
- 0.71% for the other parties of Northern Ireland.
- UKIP: 24 MEPs in EFD group;
- Lab.: 20 MEPs in S&D group;
- Cons.: 19 MEPs in ECR group;
- GP: 3 MEPs in Greens/EFA group;
- LDP: 1 MEP in ALDE group;
- SNP: 2 MEPs in Greens/EFA group;
- PL-PW: 1 MEP in Greens/EFA group;
- SF: 1 MEP in GUE/NGL group;
- DUP: 1 non-attached MEP;
- UUP: 1 MEP in ECR group.
- 24.95% for the Front National (FN);
- 20.79% for the Union for a Popular Movement / Union pour un movement populaire (UMP);
- 13.98% for the Socialist Party and the Left-wing Radical Party / Parti socialiste et Parti radical de gauche (PS-PRG);
- 9.90% for the Alternative: the Union of Democrats and Independents and the Democratic Movement / L’Alternative : l’Union des démocrates et des indépendants et le Mouvement démocrate (UDI-MODEM);
- 8.91% for Europe Ecologie;
- 6.34% for the coalition of the left-wing movement (French Communist Party + Left party + Together + Left-wing movement) / Coalition du Front de gauche (Parti communiste français + Parti de gauche + Ensemble + Front de gauche);
- 3.82% for Stand up Republic / Debout la République (DLR);
- 2.90% for New Deal / Nouvelle donne;
- 1% for List of the workers / Liste ouvrière (LO);
- 0.30% for the New Anti-Capitalist Party / Nouveau parti anticapitaliste (NPA);
- 0% for the Overseas Union / Union pour les Outre-mer (UOM);
- 0% for the Alliance of regionalists, ecologists and progressists from overseas, regions and united peoples / Alliance des régionalistes, ecologists et progressistes des Outre-Mer, régions et peuples solidaires (ALE-RPS);
- 7.11% for the other parties.
The French voters have chosen 74 MEPs. The seats will be divided as follows:
- FN: 24 non-attached MEPs;
- UMP: 20 MEPs in EPP group;
- PS-PRG: 13 MEPs in S&D group;
- Alternative: 7 MEPs in ALDE group;
- Europe Ecologie: 6 MEPs in Greens/EFA group;
- Left-wing movement: 3 MEPs in GUE/NGL group;
- UOM: 1 MEP in GUE/GNL group.
Stakes
*Evolution
In comparaison with the results of the European elections in 2009:
- EPP group still has the majority with 28.36% (35.77% in 2009);
- S&D group has 25.43% (25.59% in 2009);
- ALDE group has 8.52% (10.83% in 2009);
- Greens/EFA group has 6.92% (7.44% in 2009);
- ECR group has 6.13% (7.44% in 2009);
- GUE/NGL group has 5.59% (4.57% in 2009);
- EFD group has 5.06% (4.05% in 2009);
- Non-attached MEPs have 5.46% (4.31% in 2009);
- Newly elected Members not allied to any of the political groups of the outgoing Parliament have 8.52% in 2014.
The turnout in 2009 was 43%; it is 43.09% in 2014.
The EU elections in 2014 have particularly benefited national political parties so-called “Eurosceptic”, if not “Europhobes”. The financial and economic crisis sweeping Europe since 2008 has strengthened a sense of patriotism within each EU Member State, possibly even going as far as nationalism. Extremist parties have ridden that wave and they benefited from an ignorance of EU’s role for blaming the EU to be responsible for the current political and economic situation in EU Member States, especially through its austerity policy, its monetary policy, the open borders and its single market.
In Germany, the neo-Nazis of the National Democratic Party have won one seat. In Austria, the extreme right wing FPÖ party should have four seats. In Denmark, the anti-immigration People’s Party is in the lead and has won four seats. In Finland, the sovereignist party of the True Finns has won two seats. In Greece, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party should have three seats. In Hungary, the far-right Jobbik party has won three seats. In Italy, the Northern League – a Europhobe party – should have five seats. In the Netherlands, the Party for Freedom should have three seats (five seats in 2009). In Poland, the Eurosceptic Law and Justice party should win nineteen seats. Finally, in Sweden, the Swedish Democrats nationalist party has won two seats for the first time.
The British party UKIP and the Front National in France have won 24 seats each. Marine Le Pen, Front National leader – 701st outgoing MEP out of a total of 766 for her attendance rate at plenary sessions, and no attendance at parliamentary committees – hopes the creation of a European political group that will bring together different extreme right wing parties across the EU. A political group must include at least 25 MEPs from seven EU Member States. This new group could table amendments, which is something that non-attached MEPs are not able to do.
To date, the Austrian party FPÖ (4 seats), the Dutch Party for Freedom (3 seats), the Italian Northern League (5 seats), and the Belgian Vlaams Belang Party (1 seat) are on the right track to become partners of FN. However, UKIP doesn’t consider FN as a member of its political family (UKIP belongs to Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group). The Danish, Finnish, and German far-right parties have also declined the invitation. Front National is actually considered as racist and anti-Semitic by several of its European peers. Marine Le Pen has already refused to unite with the Greek, Hungarian and Bulgarian far-right parties. She also refused any negotiations with the new German MEP, member of the neo-Nazi movement.
*Schedule
During the month of June, MEPs will gather according to their political affinities, in order to form the political groups at the European Parliament.
On 26th and 27th June 2014, the European Council will meet for the selection of the new President of the European Commission, before they submit their choice to the vote of the new European Parliament in July. As a reminder, the members of the European Council (the 28 Heads of State and Governments of the EU Member States) have to take into account the results of the EU elections, even if they are not obliged. The EPP group candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, claims the position as his group remains the majority at the European Parliament. However, nothing is yet decided as the European Council can choose a candidate of consensus. The other candidates are Martin Schluz (S&D), Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE), Ska Keller and José Bové (Greens/EFA), and Alexis Tsipras (GUE/NGL).
The new MEPs will meet for the first time at European Parliament from 1st to 3rd July 2014. They will express their views on European Council’s proposal for the Presidency of the European Commission.
In July and August, the new President of the European Commission will choose the 27 other European Commission members. The European Parliament will hear the candidates in September, and then MEPs will vote its final composition in October.
The new European Commission should enter into office by 1st November 2014, even if a delay remains possible.
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