2024 European Parliament election
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- The 2024 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 6 and 9 June 2024.
- A total of 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent more than 450 million people from 27 member states.
- The European People's Party led by Ursula von der Leyen won the most seats in the European Parliament.
- The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group overtook the centrist Renew Europe group to win the fourth-most seats, while another right-wing group, Patriots for Europe, the successor of Identity and Democracy, won the third-most seats.
- In total, 187 MEPs (26% of Parliament) belonged to the hard right, which is more members than ever before in history.
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WikipediaThe 2024 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 6 and 9 June 2024. It was the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first European Parliament election after Brexit. A total of 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent more than 450 million people from 27 member states. This election also coincided with a number of other elections in some European Union member states.
The European People's Party led by Ursula von der Leyen won the most seats in the European Parliament. The pro-EU centrist, liberal, social democrat and environmentalist parties suffered losses, while anti-EU right-wing populist parties made gains. The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group overtook the centrist Renew Europe group to win the fourth-most seats, while another right-wing group, Patriots for Europe, the successor of Identity and Democracy, won the third-most seats. In addition, a far-right group, Europe of Sovereign Nations, was formed, becoming the smallest group in the Parliament. In total, 187 MEPs (26% of Parliament) belonged to the hard right, which is more members than ever before in history.
On 18 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected president of the European Commission in a secret ballot by the European Parliament.
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