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The European Union consists of 25 member states. Citizens of these member states are also citizens of the European Union.

Elections are held for the European Parliament every 5 years.


[edit] Voting Systems

This table lists the voting system used by member states to elect members to the European Parliament.

Country Voting system Variation Total seats
Austria D'hondt Method Open List - preference voting
Belgium
Cyprus (South)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Ireland (Republic of) Single Transferable Vote
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta Single Transferable Vote 5
Netherlands (The)
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom D'hondt method (GB) Single Transferable Vote (NI) Closed list (GB)

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