<p>From 23 to 26 May 2019, people in the EU voted for the next European Parliament.</p>

<p>This time more than 50% of EU citizens eligible to vote took part in the elections, the highest turnout in 20 years and the first time since the first direct elections in 1979 that turnout has increased.</p>

Europeans go to the polls

European elections - Sandro Gozi votes in Le Mans

European elections 2024  - Ambiance shots of polling stations in France

European elections - Manon Aubry votes in Paris

European elections 2019 - Counting of the ballots in a French polling station

European elections 2019 - Citizen voting

European elections 2019 -  Polling station. People voting in a small French village in Alsace

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European elections 2019 - counting Counting of the ballots.

European elections 2019 - Polling station in Khel-Neumuhl Germany.

European elections 2019 - Poling Station in KEHL-NEUMUHL, Germany

This news item shows citizens voting in the European elections in Rosu, Romania, on 9 June 2024. By voting in the European elections, citizens in Romania, and in all other EU Member States, elect their representatives to the European Parliament. In Romania, voters will elect 33 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Rosu (Romania)

This news item shows people going to a polling station in Munich (Germany). A total of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected (96 of them are elected in Germany) during the European Elections which are held on 6-9 of June 2024. The European Parliament is the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly. The MEPs represent the interests of EU citizens at the European level and together with representatives of the governments of EU countries, MEPs shape and decide on new laws that influence all aspects of lives across the European Union, from supporting the economy and the fight against poverty to climate change and security.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Munich (Germany)

This footage shows citizens voting in the European elections in Rennes, France, on 9 June 2024. Voters in France will elect 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Rennes (France)

This footage shows citizens voting in the European elections in Chartres, France, on 9 June 2024. Voters in France will elect 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Chartres (France)

This news item shows citizens in Bulgaria voting in the European elections in the "Alexander S. Pushkin" Secondary School No 133 in Sofia on 9 June 2024. In addition, the item includes footage about the historical buildings of the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Palace of Culture. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote provided they have resided in Bulgaria or another EU country for at least three months prior to the elections. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarian citizens. Voters will elect 17 Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station located near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia (Bulgaria)

This news item shows a first-time voter going to a polling station in Vienna, Austria, on 0 June 2024. In addition, the footage illustrates the capital city Vienna. A total of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected (20 of them are elected in Austria) in the European Elections. The European Parliament is the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly. The MEPs represent the interests of EU citizens at the European level, and, together with representatives of the governments of EU countries, MEPs shape and decide on new laws that influence all aspects of lives across the European Union, from supporting the economy and the fight against poverty to climate change and security.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of a first-time-voter and beauty shots in Vienna (Austria)

This footage shows citizens voting the European elections in Luxembourg city center on 9 June 2024. Any Luxembourger nationals or EU citizens residing in Luxembourg aged 18 or over can cast a vote. Voters in Luxembourg will elect 6 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Luxembourg city center

This news item shows Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President and Lead candidate for the European People's Party, casting her vote in Lower Saxony region (Germany). A total of 720 MEPs are elected (96 of them are elected in Germany) during the European Elections which are held on 6-9 of June 2024. Ahead of the elections, the European Parliament confirmed the importance of applying the lead candidate mechanism (the “Spitzenkandidaten” process), in which European political parties designate their respective candidates for the post of EU Commission President. The aim is to allow citizens to influence directly, through their vote in the European elections, the choice of the head of the European executive.

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