Germany

 

Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections, on the 9th of June

Results of the 26 May 2019 European elections

Political partiesEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrends compared with 2014
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) / Christian Social Union (CSU)EPP8 437 09328.90 %29
Alliance 90 / The GreensGreens / EFA7 675 58420.5 %21
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)S&D5 914 95315.8 %16
Alternative for GermanyEFDD4 103 45311.0 %11
The Left (DL)GUE/NGL2 056 0105.5 %5
Free Democratic Party (FDP)Renew Europe2 028 3535.4 %5
The PartyGreens/EFA898 3862.4%2
Free votersRenew Europe806 5902.2 %2
Animal Welfare PartyGUE/NGL541 9841.4 %1
Ecological Democratic Party (ODP)Greens/EFA370 0061.0 %1
Family PartyECR273 7550.7%1=
Volt248 8240.7 %1New
Pirate PartyGreens/EFA243 3630.7 %1

 

Electoral Procedures for 2024

> Election Dates : 9 June 2024
> Number of MEPs : 96
> At what age can one vote? 16 years
> At what age can one be elected? 18 years
> Who can vote? Any German Citizen and Citizens living in Germany if they are citizens of another EU Member State and have been living in Germany for at least three months.

 

Electoral rules

> Voting method : Closed list
> Means for attributing seats : Sainte-Laguë/Shepers Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? No

 

Institutions and political situation

Federal Republic, representative democracy, parliamentary regime
− Head of State : Frank-Walter Steinmeier
− Chancellor : Olaf Scholz

 

Economy

> Currency : Euro
> GDP : 3 869 billions € (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : 47 325 € (2023)
> GDP Growth : -0.1% (June 2023)
> Unemployment: 5.7% (September 2023)
> Inflation : 4.5% (September 2023)
> Public Debt: 66.3 % of the GDP (December 2022)

 

Geography and population

– Surface Area : 357 022 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 84.3 million inhabitants (est. 2023)

 

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