2023 elections in the European Union

Overview of 2023 elections in the European Union

The 2023 elections in the European Union included national and regional elections in the EU member states.[1][2]

2023 elections in the European Union

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National elections

Parliamentary elections

State Date Parliament before Head of Government before Party EU Party Parliament after Head of Government after Party EU Party
Estonia 5 March   Kaja Kallas Reform ALDE   Kaja Kallas Reform ALDE
Bulgaria 2 April   Galab Donev
(caretaker)
Ind. Ind.   Nikolai Denkov PP Ind.[a]
Finland 2 April   Sanna Marin SDP PES   Petteri Orpo National Coalition EPP
Greece 21 May   Kyriakos Mitsotakis ND EPP   Ioannis Sarmas
(caretaker)
Ind. Ind.
Greece 25 June   Ioannis Sarmas
(caretaker)
Ind. Ind.   Kyriakos Mitsotakis ND EPP
Spain 23 July    Pedro Sánchez PSOE PES    Pedro Sánchez PSOE PES
Slovakia 30 September   Ľudovít Ódor
(caretaker)
Ind. Ind.   Robert Fico Smer PES
Luxembourg 8 October   Xavier Bettel DP ALDE   Luc Frieden CSV EPP
Poland 15 October    Mateusz Morawiecki PiS ECR    Donald Tusk PO EPP
Netherlands 22 November   Mark Rutte VVD ALDE   Dick Schoof Ind. Ind.

Presidential elections

State Date President before Party EU Party President after Party EU Party
Cyprus 5 February
12 February
Nicos Anastasiades DISY EPP Nikos Christodoulides Ind.[b] Ind.[c]

Presidential elections in parliamentary states

State Date President before Party EU Party President after Party EU Party
Czech Republic 13–14 January
27–28 January
Miloš Zeman SPO Ind. Petr Pavel Ind. Ind.

Referendums

Regional elections

Austria

Germany

Greece

All thirteen regions held elections.

Italy

Five regions held elections.

Netherlands

All twelve provinces held elections, also indirectly determining the composition of the Senate.

Portugal

Spain

Twelve autonomous communities held elections.

Notes

  1. ^ Renew Europe-affiliated
  2. ^ Democratic Rally until 2023
  3. ^ EPP until 2023

References

  1. ^ "Elections in Europe: 2023". Electoral Bulletins of the European Union (BLUE). Groupe d’études géopolitiques. 2024-01-04. Archived from the original on 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ "Elections that matter: what's in store for Europe for the rest of 2023". Euractiv. 2023-07-21.