Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected directly by EU citizens every five years, by proportional representation, under each member state’s electoral law (Treaty on European Union, Article 14). Seats are allocated to member states; EU citizens living in another member state may vote there or in their home country, but only once.
| Political group | Seats |
|---|---|
| European People’s Party (EPP) | 188 |
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 136 |
| Patriots for Europe (PfE) | 84 |
| European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) | 78 |
| Renew Europe | 77 |
| Greens/European Free Alliance | 53 |
| The Left | 46 |
| Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) | 25 |
| Non-attached members (NI) | 33 |
| Total | 720 |
Seats by political group at the constitutive session of the 2024–2029 Parliament, from the official European election results site.
The next European elections are due in 2029. Pending: the Council has not yet set the dates.
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Sources: European election results 2024–2029 · TEU (EUR-Lex) · all sources