Sunday puts an end to the four days of the European elections | European elections 2019

Although people will have to wait a few hours in Estonia, in some other Member States it will take a lot more patience.

EU. the elections were held in the Netherlands on Thursday 23 May, the following day in Ireland and the Czech Republic, and in Latvia, Malta and Slovakia on Saturday. The remaining countries all went to the polls on Sunday, including the UK, which is expected to participate in the last European elections.

While voting in Estonia is optional (EU citizens registered and residents can also vote), it is mandatory in Belgium (which held no fewer than three elections on Sunday), Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg, Estonian online information from ERR.

Prognosis

Although no exit polls are available for the EU elections file, most opinion polls in Estonia described the results of two MEPs for the Reform Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDE), one for the Center and one for the Estonian People's Conservative Party (EKRE). This means that Isamaa runs the risk of missing out on Estonia 200, the Estonian Greens, Richness of Life and the United Left Party, as well as the five independents who have come forward.

As for the other two Baltic states, which also voted on Sunday, according to the Latvian public broadcaster LSM, the new center-right unit garnered 26% of the vote, followed by Harmony, an 18% social democracy, National Alliance right / populist 16% and liberal development / For! About 12 percent. Latvia sends eight MEPs to Strasbourg.

In Lithuania, which counts eleven deputies, the European elections coincide with the second round of the presidential election. Ingrida Šimonyte, of the conservative Homeland Union party, is facing the independence of independent Gitanas Nauseda.

The two presidential candidates are pro-European and many commentators have emphasized the country's increased prosperity and increased security in the country. reasons for its relatively weak euroscepticism and populism, compared to many other EU countries.

The official website of the elections and the results of the elections to the European Parliament is here.

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