Poland

Results of the 2024 European elections

Political PartyEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared to 2019
Koalicja Obywatelska (Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Partia Zieloni)EPP/NI4 359 44337.06%18 / 3↓ 1
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS, Suwerenna Polska)ECR4 253 16936.16%20↓ 6
Konfederacja Wolność i Niepodległość (Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, Ruch Narodowy, Nowa Nadzieja, Polska Jest Jedna, Wolnościowcy)NI1 420 28712.08%6Newcomer
Trzecia Droga Polska 2050 Szymona Hołowni - Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, Polska2050, Unia Europejskich Demokratów, Wolnościowcy)EPP/Renew813 2386.91%2 / 1Newcomer
Lewica (Nowa Lewica, Lewica Razem, Unia Pracy)S&D741 0716.3%3Newcomer

 

List of Polish MEPs

 

Results of the 2019 European elections

Political PartiesEuropean affiliation Number of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
Law and Justice, PiS ECR6 192 78045.38 %26
European Coalition (PO, PSL, SLD, Modern, Green Party) EPP - S&D 5 249 33538.47 %22New
SpringS&D826 9756.06 %3New
National Confederation Korwin, Braun, Liroy, Narodowcy 614 0334.55 %0

 

Electoral Procedures for 2024

> Election Dates : 9 June 2024
> Number of MEPs: 53
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 21 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Poland.

 

Electoral rules

Voting method : Preferential vote
> Means for attributing seats : D’Hondt/Hare Niemeyer Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Yes
> Number of constituencies : 13
> Number MEPs per constituency : The number of MEP’s by constituency varies at each election depending on the voter turnout.

 

Institutions and political situation

Republic, parliamentary democracy (Constitution of 17 October 1997)

– Head of State: Andrzej Duda (Law and Justice, PiS), elected on 24 May 2015 by direct universal suffrage (five-year term renewable once).

– Prime Minister: Donald Tusk

 

Economy

> Currency : Zloty (PLN) (exchange rate in May 2023: 1 € = 4.07 PLN)
> GDP : € 654 643.3 million (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : € 14 600 (2022)
> GDP Growth : 3.8% (March 2023)
> Unemployment: 5% (August 2023)
> Inflation : 8.2% (September 2023)
> Public Debt : 50.5% of GDP (2023)

 

Geography and population

Surface Area: 312,679 km²

Population: 36.7 million inhabitants (2023)

 

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