Observing European elections. (European Parliament)

Contemporary Review | May 1, 1996| | Copyright

The European Parliament in Strasbourg is one of the most important institutions of the European Union, not the least because it ensures a measure of democratic representation and approval within the workings of the Union. Its members are elected every five years, in a process taking place simultaneously throughout Europe.

The citizens of the Union elect their representatives to the European Parliament in accordance with the electoral systems in force in their individual countries. There is no particular European-wide electoral system used specifically for the occasion, ...

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