In Germany, the first trends have fallen. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered a setback in the European elections on Sunday June 9, arriving behind the conservatives and the far right, according to exit polls from public television polling stations. The SPD is credited with 14% of the vote, while the CDU and the CSU, the two main parties of the German right, would obtain between 29.5 and 30% of the vote, and the AfD between 16 and 16.5%. Follow the announcement of the results in our livestream.
Other surveys published among our European neighbors. Estimates concerning certain EU countries have been known since 6 p.m. Nearly 359 million voters from the 27 member countries of the European Union are called upon to nominate their representatives to the European Parliament. According to exit polls, the right is neck and neck with the radical left in Cyprus. In Greece, the conservative right would be well ahead of the left. In Austria, the conservative National Party would also dominate the election.
The results revealed at 8 p.m. in France. The verdict of the European elections is expected from 8 p.m. in France, after polling stations close at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., or even 8 p.m. in large cities. These results will be announced using our Ipsos estimate. Eighty-one seats of deputies in the European Parliament are at stake. The first speeches by political figures are expected immediately.
Abstention decreasing. At 5 p.m., the turnout for this vote was 45.26%, up almost two points compared to 2019 (43.29%), according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior. In 2019, final participation in France stood at 50.12%, its highest level since 1994. Abstention should reach 48%, according to a first Ipsos estimate, or 1.9 point less than in 2019 and 9.6 points less than in 2014.
Thirty-eight lists in the race. In France, 38 lists – a record – are competing in these European elections. They alternate the names of men and women and contain 81 names. Seats in the European Parliament are allocated by proportional representation. Lists which obtain less than 5% of the votes will not have any seat in the European Parliament.