The 2024 european elections mark a crucial milestone for the European Union, with citizens of all 27 member states electing their representatives in the European Parliament. Starting at 8:00 p.m. today, Sunday, June 9, the counting of votes will begin in Spain, a process that will define the political and economic direction of the bloc in the next five years.
In the 2019 European elections, the Spanish political landscape showed notable diversity. He Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) won with 32.84% of the votes, obtaining 20 seats. The Popular Party (PP) followed with 20.13% and 12 seats. Ciudadanos (Cs) obtained 12.17% of the votes, achieving 7 seats, while Unidas Podemos reached 10.05% with 6 seats. VOX burst in with 6.20%, winning 3 seats. In addition, the coalition of pro-independence parties Ahora Repúblicas obtained 5.65% and 3 seats, and Junts per Catalunya (Junts) obtained 4.58% with 2 seats. The Coalition for a Europe of Solidarity (CEUS) obtained 2.85% of the votes, obtaining 1 seat.
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This year, we expect a intense competition, with traditional parties and new emerging formations seeking to consolidate or increase their influence. These elections will not only determine the composition of the European Parliament, but will also reflect the current state of Spanish politics and its evolution in the European context.
European elections in La Rioja
In the last European elections, in La Rioja, the party with the most votes was PSOE, with 37.14% of the votes. This was followed by the PP, with 31.12%; Citizens, with 13.24%; We can, with 8.39%; Vox, with 5.2%; and PACMA, with 0.84%.
This 2024 you will be able to vote in La Rioja a total of 255,005 peoplebetween Spaniards and foreigners.
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