Elections in the EU were announced from June 6 to 9, in practice voting is done in each country according to the customs of the specific state.
The Czech Republic and Italy are the only countries where elections are held over two days. Here, the election days are Friday and Saturday, in Italy they have a weekend for that.
The Netherlands was the first EU country to hold elections. People headed there already on Thursday.
Most countries allow people from the age of 18 to run for office. However, the Czech Republic is not among them, here the candidates must be at least 21 years old. And so are Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia and Cyprus. Romanians appear on the lists from the age of 23, and Greeks and Italians even from the age of 25.
Most countries allow their citizens to vote from abroad, either by correspondence or at an embassy. It is not only possible in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Slovakia and Malta. However, both Italians and Bulgarians can vote at the embassy only in EU countries.
Estonians are the only ones that allow the choice online.
The gain of votes necessary for election is 5% in the Czech Republic. The same applies to eight other countries. In Italy, Austria and Slovenia, parties need a percentage less. In Greece, 3% is enough, and in Cyprus even only 1.8%. As many as 13 countries do not apply the so-called closure clause at all.
Citizens have the obligation to vote in elections Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece and Luxembourg.
The largest number of MPs will be chosen by voters in Germany, 96. The least, on the contrary, in Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus. Six in each country. A calculation based on the number of inhabitants gave the Czech Republic 21 seats. That is one more than in Austria. Just like the Czechs, the Portuguese, the Greeks or the Swedes are on it.
