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Turnout for the European Parliament elections has been on a downward slide since 1979 (Photo: Joel Williams)

Guide to the 2014 European Elections

The next European Parliament election, the eighth one since direct voting began in 1979, will take place from 22-25 May.

It is a unique event in global terms, in which 400 million eligible voters out of a population of 500 million across 28 countries choose representatives for one joint assembly.

The election is pan-European by nature, but people will still vote for national parties and candidates, while voting takes place on different days in different countries.

It will be...

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Turnout for the European Parliament elections has been on a downward slide since 1979 (Photo: Joel Williams)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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