The surveys They point out that the Popular Party (PP) will be the party with the most votes in these european elections, which in Spain are celebrated on June 9. Each country in the European Union organizes them on the date that best suits them, although the entire electoral process takes place between June 6 and 9. AND each country has a specific number of MEPs what to designate; In Spain, we elected a total of 61 deputies from among more than 2,200 candidates of the 34 matches that are presented, although the polls predict that less than a dozen will obtain representation.

Now, the number of deputies elected by Spain is slightly higher whom he elected in 2019, when the last European elections were held: this year we Spaniards will elect two more deputies than five years ago. And it is not that a country, in return, chooses less, but that for this electoral event a different number of MEPs is chosen. In the 2019-2024 legislature there were 705 deputies of the European Parliament; in 2024-2029 There will be 720 MEPs, 15 more than there were until now.

The number of MEPs is not fixed: from the 2014 elections, for example, a European Parliament made up of 750 deputies (751, adding the president); of those of 2007, a European Parliament of 785 deputies. And why these differences? Because as a general rule, the number of MEPs It is decided before each election. Of course, since the Lisbon Treaty has been in force, there can never be more than 750 deputies (plus the president). Thus, each Member State can elect a maximum of 96 seats and a minimum of six.

The Parliament of 705 deputies, following Brexit

In February 2018, before the previous European elections, Parliament voted in favor of reduce the number of seats, from 750+1 to 705, after the United Kingdom leaves the EU, and to redistribute some of the seats that would be freed up among slightly underrepresented Member States, including Spain. With this change, Spain and France benefited, as add five new seats to those they already had, so that the Spanish representation went from 54 to 59 MEPs. But so did Italy and the Netherlands – which added three –, Ireland – which added two – and Poland, Romania, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia, Finland, Croatia and Estonia – which added one.

Now, although The United Kingdom had already voted to leave the EU.the plenary session approved that this new redistribution of the European Parliament would only apply after London’s effective departure from the European bloc, something that occurred in 2020. In this way, in the 2019 European elections the 750 did become part of the European Parliament. planned deputies with the United Kingdom, but the February 1, 2020 Parliament was redistributed: For Spain, Marcos Ros (PSOE), Gabriel Mato (PP), Adrián Vázquez (Ciudadanos), Margarita de la Pisa (Vox) and Clara Ponsatí (Junts) moved to Brussels.

The 720 deputies, distributed by countries

In June 2023, almost a year before the elections, Parliament resolved to modify the composition of Parliament again, increasing the total number of seats in Parliament to the 720 that will be elected this June. He number of MEPs elected in each Member State of the EU is as follows:

  • Germany: 96
  • France: 81
  • Italy: 76
  • Spain: 61
  • Poland: 53
  • Romania: 33
  • Netherlands: 31
  • Belgium: 22
  • Czech Republic: 21
  • Greece: 21
  • Hungary: 21
  • Portugal: 21
  • Sweden: 21
  • Austria: 20
  • Bulgaria: 17
  • Denmark: 15
  • Slovakia: 15
  • Finland: 15
  • Ireland: 14
  • Croatia: 12
  • Lithuania: 11
  • Latvia: 9
  • Slovenia: 9
  • Estonia: 7
  • Cyprus: 6
  • Luxembourg: 6
  • Malta: 6