Third day of the electoral marathon for the European Parliament election. Polls open in Slovakia, Malta, Latvia and French territories. Voting also starts in Italy from 3pm to 11pm
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Over 350 million eligible voters in 27 EU countries are going to the polls to choose the next European Parliament. After the Netherlands and Ireland, today voting continues in the Czech Republic, and then the polls open in Slovakia, Malta, Latvia, some French territories and Italy.
In our country the polling stations open from 3pm to 11pm and then again on Sunday from 7am to 11pm.
The elections will measure the political temperature of the 27 Member States on crucial issues such as climate change and the future of the European Green Deal, economic recovery after COVID-19, migration and the Union’s role on the world stage.
The stakes are high for whoever takes the helm of the European institutions in Brussels, including the Commission and the Council, determining the political course of the European Union over the next five years.
What happened in the first two days of the elections
47 percent of Dutch voters voted on Thursday (6 June), with the right-wing PVV party expected to gain the most seats compared to the previous election, at least according to exit polls, going from one seat to seven – but the coalition green-socialist would have obtained eight seats, according to exit polls.
At least three Dutch parties have said their websites have been hit by cyberattacks claimed by a pro-Russian hacking group.
