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Elections 2019: country by country

(B2) Here are the results country by country of the European elections  (according to the first final results and some still provisional - update Tuesday May 28 15 p.m.)

Germany: 96 deputies (final results)

The CDU/CSU is down compared to 2014 with 29 seats. It therefore loses 5 seats, achieving a little less than forecast (28,9% instead of 30%). The Greens made a real breakthrough and reached second place by almost doubling their 2014 score (20,50%). They will go from 11 to 21 seats. It's the surprise of the evening. For the socialists of the SPD, the fall is there. With only 15,8% of the vote, they drop from 27 to 16 seats, according to the polls. The extreme right of the AfD (member of the EFDD) does not obtain the predicted rise but reaches a significant 11%, or 3 points better than in 2014. They go from 7 to 11 elected. The Liberals of the FDP (ALDE) are not taking off, and are stagnating at 5,4%, at the same level as Die Linke (GUE) at 5,5%.

La France : 74 deputies (final results)

The French election is marked by a strong mobilization of voters. The National Rally (formerly National Front) is in the lead, with 23,41% of the vote (22 elected ENL). It should be noted that this score is lower than that of 2014. La République en Marche, which officially joined ALDE, obtained 22,41% of the vote and 21 elected. The Greens of Yannick Jadot, like their German colleagues, surprise by reaching a score of 13,47%, almost four points more than expected (12 seats). For the Republicans (EPP), the fall is even more violent than expected. They fall below the 10% mark, limiting themselves to a low 8,48%... While the UMP was 20,81% in 2014. On the socialist side, the Place Publique/Socialistes list is difficult to cross the 5% mark, with a 6,19%. If they manage to send representatives to Parliament, the fall is significant compared to the 13,83% of 2014. On the side of insubordinate France (GUE), it is also a failure, with a low 6,3%.

Italy: 73 deputies (provisional results)

Mr. Salvini's Lega emerged as the big winner with 34,33% of the vote and 28 seats in the new Parliament. It had achieved only 6% in 2014 and had only 5 deputies. The Democratic Party steals second place from the 5 Star Movement with 22,69%, but it loses 13 seats out of the 31 outgoing. The M5S with 17,07% will send 14 elected officials, three less than in 2014, in the EFDD group. The fall is severe for Forza Italia (EPP) which falls below the 9% mark and loses 5 MPs out of the 13 of the previous mandate. The Italian brothers managed to have 5 elected with 6,46% but this is not the case for the Piu Europe (ALDE) list led by Emma Bonino which barely exceeded 3%.

United Kingdom : 73 deputies (final results)

Nigel Farage's 'Brexit Party' won the election hands down, with 31,69% of the vote. The EFDD group can therefore count on these 29 British elected representatives, i.e. nearly half of its workforce (59). The Liberal Democrats (ALDE) made a breakthrough to 18,53% (16 seats), when the polls only credited them with barely 10%. The difference in points is to the detriment of Labor (S&D), which drops to third place at 14,08%, i.e. 10 seats, ahead of the Greens of the Green Party which make up 11,10% (7 elected) and the Conservative Party and 8,68% Unionist (4 seats). UKIP (ex party of Nigel Farage) achieves only 3,56% (none elected).

Spain: 54 deputies (provisional results)

The head of the Spanish socialist government Pedro Sanchez emerged as the big winner of these elections. With 32,84% of the vote and 20 seats out of 54, the Socialist Party (PSOE) is well ahead of the People's Party, its conservative opponent, which won 20,13% of the vote (12 seats). The Ciudadanos Liberals won 12% of the vote and 8 seats. The extreme right of Vox (6,2%) will return to the European Parliament with 3 seats, but is far from the 10% predicted in the polls. At the other extreme of the chessboard, Podemos and its coalition is in decline compared to 2014 and obtains only 10,5% of the votes, bringing 5 deputies to the GUE and 1 to the Greens. As for the nationalists and separatists, they won 5 seats: 2 for Carles Puigdemont's “Free for Europe” list and 3 for Oriol Junqueras' list also including Basque separatists and Galician nationalists.

Poland: 51 deputies (final results)

The United Right – PIS and its partners – is ahead at 45,38%, the European Coalition (KE) at 38,47%. For the other parties, we find the Wiosna (S&D) of R. Biedroń, far behind at 6,06%, and the nationalist Konfederacja of KorwinMikke and others at 4,55%. This gives 26 MEPs for the ECR group, 16 for the EPP, 5 S&D and 4 Others.

Romania: 32 deputies (provisional results)

The National Liberal Party (member of the EPP) won 26,99% of the vote. The Hungarian minority in the UDMR and the Hungarian Democratic Union (PMP) will respectively send 2 and 1 elected to the EPP group, ie 14 seats in all. The ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, 22,56%. But the S&D will also receive the elected representative of the Pro Romania party, whose party won 5,7% of the vote. That is a total of 9 seats. Alliance 2020 (a member of ALDE) won third place, with 22,28% of the vote, which would give them 8 seats.

Netherlands : 26 deputies (provisional results)

The PvdA Labor Party (a member of the S&D) led by Frans Timmermans came out on top with 18,90% of the vote (twice as many as in 2014) and won 6 seats, thus confirming its surprise comeback in the final stretch of the campaign. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD (member of ALDE) takes second place in the ballot with 14,6% of the vote (4 seats), followed by the Christian Democratic Appeal CDA (member of the EPP) which obtains 12,1, 4% (10,9 seats). The new Forum for Democracy FvD (member of the ECR) is only at 3% and obtains 2014 seats. Ditto for the green left GroenLinks (a member of the Greens) did better than in 3, and won 66 seats. Democrat 2014 (member of ALDE), which finished first in 7, won only 2014% of the vote (twice as many as in 2), ie 50 seats. The Party of Animals PVdD (GUE) wins a seat as the defense movement of pensioners XNUMX+ (Others).

Portugal: 21 deputies (provisional results)

As expected, the Socialist Party wins with 33,38% of the vote, which will enable it to send 9 representatives to Brussels. The Social Democratic Party PSD (EPP) is relegated to second place, with 21,94% of the vote, ie 6 MPs. The seventh MEP to join the EPP group will come from the Democratic and Social Center / People's Party CDS/PP, which won 6,19%. The left bloc BE, member of the European Left (GUE) won 9,82% of the vote, i.e. 2 deputies, against 4,25% in 2014. The unitary democratic coalition (CDU-PCP), also a member of the GUE obtains only a small 6,88% but will also send 2 deputies to Brussels. Finally, the Greens of the PAN party obtained a seat, thanks to their 5,08% of the votes.

Hungary: 21 deputies (provisional results)

The FIDESZ coalition - Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party + KDNP is in the lead with 52,33% of the vote. She won 13 seats for the EPP, ie 2 more than in 2014. The Democratic Coalition DK (S&D) did much better than the polls predicted. It is placed in second with 16,19% and obtains 4 elected. With 9,89% (2 elected), the centrists of the Momentum MM Movement (ALDE) also do better than expected and are ahead of the coalition of the Magyar Socialist Party MSZP (S&D) at 6,66% (1 elected). The ultranationalists of Jobbik (Not registered) bear the brunt and finish at 6,41%, another point less than the polls, saving only one seat out of the three from the previous mandate.

Greece: 21 deputies (provisional results)

New Democracy (ND/PPE) won 33,27% of the vote, ahead of the party in government, SYRIZA (GUE), which remained at 23,74%, slightly less than its 2014 score. The KINAL coalition (S&D) is relegated to 7,50%. In front of the extreme right Golden Dawn XA which falls to 4,86% (against 9,39 in 2014), below the 5% threshold necessary to have elected representatives. The EPP can count on 7 seats, the GUE 6, S&D 2, plus 4 non-attached and 2 'others'.

Belgium : 21 deputies (provisional results)

The Flemish nationalists of the N-VA (ECR) finished in the lead (13,47%) ahead of the far right Vlaams Belang, at 11,45% (ENL) and won three seats each. The Socialist Party (S&D) immediately ranks at 10,50%, one point behind the Liberals of Open VLD (ALDE), at 9,58%. The Christian Democrats of the CD&V (EPP) follow at 8,73%, the ECOLO at 7,83%, the Reform Movement MR (ALDE) at 7,59%, Groen (Greens) at 7,43. CdH and CSP (EPP) despite very low scores ensure one MP each for the EPP group, which totals 4 elected, tied with the Liberal Democrats of ALDE. The distribution of the other seats is between S&D and the Greens, each with three seats. And a last seat for the radical left (GUE) with the PTB-PVDA.

Rep. Czech : 21 deputies (final results)

The list of the ANO party led by Andrej Babiš (ALDE) ends well in the lead (21,18%) and obtains 6 seats, which remains below the forecasts. The Christian Democratic Party ODS (ECR) takes second place with 14,54% (4 elected). The list of Pirates (Others) obtains only 13,95% and 3 elected. TOP09 (EPP), despite being credited with barely 4% in the polls, rose to 11,65% and won 3 seats. While the Christian Democratic Party KDU/ČSL (EPP) obtains 7,24% (2 elected). The 9,14% SPD (ENF) wins 2 seats. Only one member remains (out of the 3 in 2014) for the Communist Party of KSČM (GUE). The Social Democrats of the ČSSD (S&D) at 3,95% can no longer claim an elected position.

Sweden : 20 deputies (provisional results)

The Social Democrats finish in the lead (S&D) at 23,6% (5 elected), followed by the Moderate M (EPP) at 16,8% (4 elected). The nationalists of the SD 'Democrats of Sweden' (ECR) come in third place with 15,4% (3 elected). The Christian Democrats of the KD (EPP), the Center Party C (ALDE) and the Miljöpartiet of Gröna (Greens) each won 2 seats, the Greens having risen sharply in comparison with the polls. The left-wing party V (GUE) saves a seat with 6,7%, like the liberals L, with 4,1%.

Austria: 18 deputies (final results)

No surprise on the Austrian side, the People's Party ÖVP (EPP) won the election with 34,6% (7 seats). It is therefore well ahead of the SPÖ (S&D) which recorded 23,9% of the votes (5 elected), a disappointing score compared to the forecasts of the polls. But it is the nationalist freedom party of Austria FPÖ, government partner of the ÖVP before "Ibizagate", which obtains the most disappointing result with 17,2% (3 elected). He was credited with 23% in the latest polls. The Greens obtain 14,1% (2 elected), a good score, although a little lower than their 2014 results. The liberals of NEOS (ALDE) obtain 8,7% and one elected.

Bulgaria: 17 deputies (provisional results)

The Christian party GERB (EPP) with 30,94% is the winner in Bulgaria, and obtains 6 seats. Behind, the socialists of the BSP (S&D) progressed slightly compared to 2014, with 24,24% of the votes and 5 elected. The rights and freedoms movement of the DPS, a member of the ALDE, is credited with 16,36%. Despite this drop compared to 2014, they maintain their 3 seats. The conservatives VMRO are downgraded to 7,2% (2 elected) and Demokratichna Bulgaria (EPP) to 6,42% (1 elected). The nationalists of Volya fall to 3,6% and the extreme right ATAKA to 1,08%, thus not obtaining representation in Brussels.

Denmark: 13 deputies (final results)

The Liberals of Venstre (ALDE) finally won the election with 23,5% (3 elected) ahead of the Social Democrats (S&D) with 21,5%, who also obtained 3 elected. The nationalists of the Danish People's Party – Dansk Folkeparti O DF (ECR) are relegated to fifth place with 10,7% (1 elected), despite having been in the lead in 2014. The socialist party SF (Greens) arrives at 13,2% (2 elected). The Social Liberal Party Radikale Venstre (ALDE), to which the European Commissioner and head of the ALDE list Margrethe Vestager belongs, reached 10,1% (2 elected). Followed by the People's Conservative Party (EPP) with 6,2% (1 elected) and the list of the Unity grouping together the radical left Ø (GUE), with 5,5% (1 elected).

Slovakia: 13 deputies (final results)

The pro-European alliance PS Progresívne Slovensko + Spolu občianska demokracia (civic democracy) won 20,11% of the vote, ie two seats for the ALDE and two for the EPP. The ruling Social Democratic Party (Smer-S&D) is in second place with 15,72% and three seats. Behind him, the extreme right party ĽSNS 'Our Slovakia' of Marian Kotleba (NI) with 12%. The Christian Democratic Party KDH (PPE) at 9,69% is almost on a par with the Euro-skeptical conservative party Sloboda a Solidarita SaS (Freedom and Solidarity) led by Richard Sulik (ECR) at 9,62%. The anti-corruption party OĽaNO – Obyčajní Ľudia (Ordinary People) (affiliated to ECR) just passed the 5% mark needed to be elected. On the other hand, the Hungarian Community Party SMK (EPP) remains below the threshold, as does the Slovak National Party SNS (ENF). That is 3 EPP seats, 3 S&D, 3 ECR, 2 ALDE and 2 Others.

Finland: 13 deputies (final results)

The national coalition Kansallinen Kokoomus (EPP), with 20,8% (3 elected), finally takes the lead ahead of the Green Ligue VIHR which takes second place with 16% (against 9,3% in 2014) and 2 elected. The SDP is relegated to third place with 14,6% (2 elected), slightly ahead of the True Finns PS (ECR) in fourth place, at 13,8% (2 elected). The Finnish Center Party (ALDE) follows closely at 13,5% (2 elected) but fell by 5 points compared to 2014. The Left Alliance VAS (GUE) fell to 6,9% (1 elected). The Swedish People's Party RKP (ALDE) gained 6,3% (1 elected), the Christian Democrats KD (EPP) fell to 4,9% and failed to win.

Ireland: 11 deputies (estimates)

The Fine Gael party (member of the EPP) obtained 29% of the vote, ie 7 points more than in 2014, which enabled it to send 4 deputies to the European Parliament. The surprise comes from the score of Fianna Fail (member of ALDE) with 15% (2 elected), a score half as high as what the polls predicted, and 7 points lower than 2014. Another surprise, the jump of the Greens to 15 %, just like the Independents. They will each have 2 seats in Parliament. Sinn Fein (member of the GUE/NGL) obtains 13% (2 seats) and the Labor party of Labor (member of the S&D) collapses to 3,5%, thus obtaining no seats.

Croatia: 11 deputies (final results)

The government party HDZ (EPP) did less well than expected, with only 22,72% of the vote. He will therefore send only four deputies to Brussels, one less than for the legislature which is ending. The SDP nibbles a few votes to reach 18,71% and 3 seats (+1 compared to 2014). The rest of the votes are very fragmented, with a plethora of votes (more than 26%) scattered among small parties. The eurosceptic party Zivi zid (EFDD) at 5,66% does not obtain the expected results, achieving a score half as high as the polls predicted. The coalition of conservatives Hrv. Suverenisti (ECR) wins 8,52%, or 1 seat. The coalition of Liberal Democrats Coal AMS (ALDE) fell to 5,19%, and won only one seat (compared to 2 in 2014).

Lithuania: 11 deputies (provisional results)

The Christian Democrats of the Homeland Union TS/LKD (EPP) finished the race in the lead (19,67%), but with a reduced lead over the Socialists of the LSDP (S&D) at 15,93% and the Greens and peasants from the LVŽS who finish at 12,6%. Each gets 2 seats. The other five seats are distributed one by one, between the labor party DP (9%), the center right of the Liberal Movement LRLS (6,55%), both ALDE, and the VKM-AMT (6,45%) (Other) and the Polish minority in Lithuania from the LLRA-KŠS (ECR) (5,54%).

Latvia: 8 deputies (provisional results)

The Saskana Social Democrats finally finished second at 17,45% (2 elected), behind the centre-right Jaunā Vienotība (PPE) at 26,24% (2 elected). The conservative right of Nacionālā Apvienība (ECR) is third at 16,40% (2 elected). The coalition of Attistibai Par (Others), 12,42% (1 elected) and LKS 6,24% (1 elected).

Slovenia: 8 deputies (provisional results)

The SDS-SLS (EPP) coalition of Christian Democrats ended up in the lead and won 3 MPs. The social democrats of the Socialni Demokrati (SD/S&D) made a very strong rise to second place, at 18,65% (2 elected). Passing in front of the liberals of Lista Marjana Šarca (ALDE), at 15% (58 elected). The centre-right NSi (EPP) at 2% wins the last seat. Leaving the Left Levica (L / GUE) yet up to 11,06% without elected.

Cyprus: 6 deputies (final results)

The democratic rally party DISY (PPE) is in the lead with 29,2% (2 seats), ahead of the left with the progressive workers' party AKEL (GUE) with 27,49% (2 seats). The socio-democrats DIKO (11,90%) and EDEK (10,58%), members of the S&D, each obtain one seat. The ELAM nationalists are pushing for 8,25% but that is not enough for them to win a seat.

Malta: 6 deputies (provisional results)

The Socialists of the Labor Party (PL) obtained 54,29% of the vote and did better than in 2014. They would take back a seat (for a total of four) from the Christian Democrats of the Nationalist Party (PPE), which did less well than in 2014, with 37,90% of the votes and obtained the other 2 elected.

Estonia: 6 deputies (final results)

The two center parties (ALDE) are successful: the reform party RE finished first with 26,2% (2 elected), and the center party KE of outgoing Prime Minister Juri Ratas finished third, with 14,4% ( 1 elected). Between the two, the Social Democratic Party (S&D) finished at 23,3% (2 elected). The last elected comes from the eurosceptics of the conservative popular party EKRE (Others) at 12,7%, who therefore do not confirm their position as the second party conquered during the last general elections.

Luxembourg: 6 deputies (provisional results)

The Democratic Party (ALDE) finished first by a short margin, at 21,44%, ahead of the Christian Social People's Party CSV/PCS (PPE) at 21,1%. Each gets 2 deputies. One less for the EPP, one more for ALDE compared to 2014. The other two seats are divided between the Greens (18,91%) and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (S&D) which obtains 12,19%. As in the previous term.

(Emmanuelle Stoesser)

NB: the distribution of elected representatives according to the groups is likely to change because the parties have been reclassified in the groups to which they belonged in the former Parliament.

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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