Brussels – Elections kick off, as is now tradition, but with some changes. The Dutch, the first, by the official calendar, to go to the polls today (June 6), know it well. For them, the 2024 European elections mean voting to elect two more MEPs than five years ago. As a result of Brexit, the European Parliament has decided to reallocate to member states part of the seats left empty by the British. More than 12 EU member states have gained seats.
There are 15 more MEPs than the composition with which the EU Parliament worked until last month. Benefiting most from the reorganization of the Parliament are France, Spain, and the Netherlands, which, compared to the legislature that has just come to an end, gain two MEPs each. The remaining nine “extra” seats have been allocated, one each, to Belgium, Austria, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
