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ELECTIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 2006 EN and The Documentation - Publications - Research Service has prepared a summary of the legislative and presidential elections in the member states and the official candidate countries, a document which has been drawn up in close cooperation with the Press Service. We have paid particular attention to the results of the parties represented within the EPP-ED Group and their participation in national governments. This document is available in English, German and French. It is available on our Internet site (www.epp-ed.eu) and will be updated after each new election. Thank you in advance for any suggestions you may have for inclusion in the document. Andrea CEPOVA-FOURTOY andrea.cepova@europarl.europa.eu 2 Contents LATVIA Parliamentary elections 7 October 2006....................................................................................................................................5 AUSTRIA Parliamentary elections 1October 2006.....................................................................................................................................7 ESTONIA Presidential elections September 2006......................................................................................................................................9 SWEDEN Parliamentary elections 17 September 2006............................................................................................................................10 FYROM Parliamentary elections 5 July 2006........................................................................................................................................12 SLOVAKIA Parliamentary elections 17 June 2006.....................................................................................................................................14 CZECH REPUBLIC Parliamentary elections 2-3 June 2006....................................................................................................................................16 CYPRUS Parliamentary elections 21 May 2006......................................................................................................................................18 ITALY Presidential elections 8-10 May 2006......................................................................................................................................20 ITALY Legislative elections 9-10 April 2006.......................................................................................................................................21 HUNGARY Parliamentary elections April 2006. ........................................................................................................................................24 3 FINLAND Presidential elections January 2006........................................................................................................................................26 PORTUGAL Presidential elections January 2006........................................................................................................................................28 4 LATVIA Legislative elections 7 October 2006 (Preliminary results) 7 octobre 2006 5 octobre 2002 Political composition Tautas Partija (TP) EPP-ED Group Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība (ZZS) Jaunais Laiks (JL) EPP-ED Group Tautas Saskaņas Partija (TSP) Latvijas Pirmā Partija (LPP) Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (TB/LNNK) Par Cilvēka Tiesībām Vienotā Latvijā (PCTVL) % of votes 19.50 Seats obtained 23 % of votes 16.68 Seats obtained 20 SAEIMA Latvia has a unicameral Parliament (Saeima). The 100 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. A threshold of 5% is required in order for a party to enter the parliament. For the purposes of the elections, Latvia is divided into 5 electoral districts. 16.7 16.4 18 18 9.47 23.98 12 26 14.4 8.6 6.9 17 10 8 9.57 5.39 10 7 6.0 6 19.09 25 TURNOUT: 62.3 % 5 ELECTION RESULTS SAEIMA 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 TP ZZS JL TSP LPP TB/LNNK PCTVL 17 10 8 6 23 TP ZZS JL TSP LPP 18 TB/LNNK PCTVL 18 Next elections 2010 6 AUSTRIA1 Legislative elections 1 October 2006 2006 Political composition Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) 35.7 Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) Groupe du PPE-DE Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) 34.2 66 42.31 79 68 36.5 69 % of votes Seats won % of votes 2002 Seats won PARLIAMENT The Parliament has two chambers: the National Council (Nationalrat) which has 183 seats and the Federal Council (Bundesrat), with 64 seats. NATIONALRAT 11.2 21 10.16 19 Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ) Die Grünen (GRÜNE) 4.2 8 The National Council is elected through a proportional representation system (a 4% threshold is required for a party to enter the National Council). 10.5 20 8.96 16 ∑183 PARTICIPATION: 74.2% ∑183 About 400,000 postal votes have still be to be counted and that could affect the final results, in particular, for the Greens and the Alliance for the Future of Austria. 1 7 Election results Nationalrat 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ GRÜNE BZÖ SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ GRÜNE BZÖ Next elections 2010 1 Mr Wolfgang Schüssel led the ÖVP to its greatest success in two decades in November 2002. 8 ESTONIA Presidential elections September 23 2006 Newly-elected President HEAD OF STATE The President of the Republic is elected by the Parliament (Riigikogu) in three rounds. If the Riigikogu fails to elect the President, an electoral body shall convene to elect the President. It consists of the members of the Parliament (101) and the representatives of the local government councils (227). Since 1996 when this particular electoral system was introduced, no Head of state has been elected by the Parliament but by the electoral body. 23 September 2006 Toomas Hendrik ILVES (Social Democrat, SDE) Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves was elected President by the electoral college in the first round of voting. Outgoing President 21 September 2001 Arnold RÜÜTEL As head of state, the President is supreme commander of the armed forces and represents Estonia abroad. However, the role is mainly ceremonial. Next elections 2011 9 SWEDEN Parliamentary election on September 17 2006 Political composition1 Moderata Samlingspartiet (M) EPP-ED Group Kristdemokraterna (KD) EPP-ED Group Folkpartiet Liberalerna (FP) 7.5 28 13.4 48 % of votes 26.1 2006 Seats won 97 2002 % of votes 15.1 Seats won 55 OF INTEREST By choosing to vote for the centre-right government on on 17 September, the Swedish people put an end to 12 years of government by the Social Democrat Party. It is also very significant that this victory by the Opposition comes at a time when the country is enjoying a period of sustainted economic growth. Lastly, in a few days' time, the leader of the Moderate Party, Frederik Reinfeldt (41), will become the youngest PM Sweden has ever had. 6.6 24 9.1 33 Centerpartiet (C) 7.9 29 6.2 22 Socialdemokratiska Arbetarepartiet (SAP) Vänsterpartiet (VP) 35.2 130 39.9 144 GOVERNMENT 5.8 22 8.3 30 HEAD OF GOVERNMENT (incoming) Miljöpartiet de Gröna (MP) 5.2 19 4.5 17 Fredrik REINFELDT (M) 1 For the first time in the country's history, the right and centre-right political parties (M, KD, FP, C) are standing together in the legislative elections in a coalition called the ALLIANCE FOR SWEDEN. 10 PARTICIPATION: 80.4% Election results RIKSDAG 48,5 48 47,5 47 46,5 46 45,5 45 Alliance for Sweden SAP+MP+VP 171 178 Next elections 2010 11 FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA1 Legislative elections on 5 July 2006 (Preliminary results) Political formation2 votes Demokratska Partija za Makedonsko Nacionalno Edinstvo (VMRO-DPMNE) Liberalna Partija na Makedonija (LPM) 32.5 44 24.4 5 Socijalisticka Partija na Makedonija (SPM) Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM) Liberalno-Demokratska Partija (LDP) 23.3 32 40.5 11 Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim (BDI) 11.9 Partia e Prosperiteti Demokratike (PPD) 12.2 18 16.2 2006 Seats won votes 2002 Seats won 28 SOBRAINE The Sobranie, the single chamber assembly, has 120 members, elected through a party-list proportional representation system for a four-year term. For legislative elections, the country is divided into six election districts, each electing 20 members. There is no legal threshold to be met in order to be represented. in parliament. La Sobranie, Chambre unique du Parlement, compte 120 The electoral system membres, élus au should guarscrutin antee the representation of proportionnel pour quatre minorities, in particular ethnic Albaans. Pour les élections législanians. pays electoral code tives, leA newest divisé en sixwas adopted last April which chacirconscriptions élisant stipulates that the electoral commission cune vingt députés. Les parwould henceforth be directed by tis politiques ne sont pas a member of the opposition soumis à un seuil légaland that the influence of government pour être représentés au representatives would be reParlement. duced. It is worth mentioning that the ethnic Albanians represent 25.17% of the population in a country with 2.2 inhabitants. 2.1 1 49 2.3 2 Partia Demokratike Shqiptare (PDSH) 7.5 11 5.2 7 1 PARTICIPATION: 52.6% In December 2005 FYROM was given the status of official candidate to the European Union. 2 There are no political parties which are members of the EPP or affiliated to the EPP-ED Group in the EP. Nevertheless, the VMRO-DPMNE has for many years been engaged in EPP activities and is in the process of receiving membership status. 12 Election results 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Coalition VMRODPMNE+LPM+SPM Coalition SDSM+LDP Coalition BDI+PPD PDSH Next elections 2010 13 SLOVAKIA Parliamentary elections 17 June 2006 2006 Political composition Smer - Sociálna Demokracia (SMER) Slovenská demokratická a krest'anská únia (SDKÚ) Slovenská Narodná Strana (SNS) Strana mad'arskej koalície (SMK) 2002 % of votes 13.5 Seats won 25 NARODNA RADA The unicameral parliament, the National Council of the Slovak Republic, comprises 150 members elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. A party must gain 5% of the votes cast in order to be represented, a coalition of two or three parties at least 7% (10% if there are four or more parties). % of votes 29.14 Seats won 50 18.35 31 15.1 28 11.73 20 3.3 11.68 20 11.2 20 L'udová Strana - Hnuti za Demokratické Slovensko (ĽSHZDS) Krest'anskodemokratické hnutie (KDH) 8.79 8.31 15 14 19.5 8.3 36 15 GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION: 54.67%1 HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Robert FICO (Smer-SD) 1 Approximately 2.5 million Slovaks live abroad, of which 400 000 have Slovak nationality and are eligible to vote. For the first time in the history of the country, Slovaks resident in the Czech Republic (approximately 200 000 people) are authorised to have a postal vote and will therefore not have to travel to exercise their civic duty. . 14 Election results 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 SMER-SD SDKÚ-DS SNS SMK HZDS-ĽS KDH 20 Number of seats won 14 15 50 20 31 SMER-SD SDKÚ-DS SNS SMK HZDS-ĽS KDH 15 CZECH REPUBLIC Parliamentary elections 2-3 June 2006 2006 Political composition Občanská demokratická strana (ODS) 2002 Seats won 81 % of votes 35.38 % of votes 24.47 Seats won 58 POSLANECKÁ SNĚMOVNA The Chamber of Deputies has 200 members elected by popular vote to serve fouryear terms. A threshold of 5% is required in order for a party to enter the Chamber of Deputies. Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD) Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy (KSČM) Krest’anská a Demokratická Unie (KDU-ČSL) 32.32 74 30.2 70 12.81 26 18.51 41 7.22 13 14.271 21 Strana zelených (SZ) 6.29 6 2.36 - SNK Evropští demokraté (SNK ED) 2.08 - - - PARTICIPATION: 64.47% 1 In 2002 Coalition (KDU-ČSL/US) 16 Election results 40 35 Number of seats won 13 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 6 81 ODS ČSSD KSČM KDU-ČSL SZ 26 74 ODS ČSSD KSČM KDU-ČSL SZ The colours correspond to the potential political coalitions at governmental level. Next elections 2010 17 CYPRUS Parliamentary elections 21 May 2006 2006 Political composition % of votes Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laaou (AKEL) Dimokratikos Synagermos (DISY) Dimokratiko Komma (DIKO) 31.1 Seats won 18 % of votes 34.7 2001 Seats won 20 VOULI ANTIPROSOPON In the Cyprus parliament (Vouli Antiprosopon), members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5year terms. 56 seats are assigned to the Greek Cypriots and 24 to Turkish Cypriots, but only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled. The seats for the Turkish Cypriots have remained vacant since 1963. A party must gain 1.8% of the vote to qualify for sitting in parliament. GOVERNMENT 30.3 18 34.0 19 17.9 11 14.8 9 Kinima Sosialdimokraton (EDEK) Evropaiko Komma (EK) 8.9 5.8 5 3 1 6.5 5.2 2.0 4 2 1 Kinima Oikologon Perivallon- 2.0 tiston (KOP) PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC and HEAD OF GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION: 89.0 %1 1 Tassos PAPADOPOULOS (DIKO) The vote is obligatory in Cyprus. There are about 500,000 registered Greek Cypriot voters. Turkish Cypriots living in the Greek part of the island are now allowed to vote - for the first time since 1963. Around 270 have registered to cast their ballot. 18 Election results 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Number of seats won 5 3 1 18 11 18 AKEL DISY DIKO EDEK EK KOP AKEL DISY DIKO EDEK EK KOP Next elections 2011 19 ITALY Presidential elections 8-10 May 2006 Newly-elected President Giorgio NAPOLITANO 10 May 2006 Mr Napolitano received 543 of the 1009 votes available in the fourth round of voting. Member of the Democrats of the Left (DS), he is the 11th Italian post-war President and first former communist to hold the office. HEAD OF STATE The head of state is elected by 1,010 Grand Electors, including MPs from both houses (Camera dei Deputati, Senato) and representatives of 20 local regional governments. He is elected for a 7-year term. Outgoing president 13 May 1999 Carlo Azeglio CIAMPI 542 of the 1009 votes available. Source: Reuters Next elections 2013 20 ITALY Legislative and senatorial elections 9-10 April 2006 Legislative elections Casa delle Libertà Alleanza Nazionale (AN) 12.33 71 Forza Italia (FI) % of votes 23.7 Seats won 137 CAMERA DEI DEPUTATI In the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati), 630 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5year terms. Party coalitions need to obtain at least 10% of the valid votes to gain seats in the Chamber. Parties running independent of any coalition must obtain 4% of the valid votes. Unione Democristiana di Centro (UDC) 6.76 39 Lega Nord (LN) 4.58 26 Partito Pensionati 0.074 0 L'Unione L'Ulivo 31.3 220 Partito Rifondazione Comunista (PRC) 5.8 41 GOVERNMENT L'Unione UDEUR 1.4 10 HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Romano PRODI (L'Ulivo) SVP 0.478 4 21 Senatorial elections Casa delle Libertà Alleanza Nazionale (AN) Forza Italia (FI) % of votes 24.0 Seats won 78 SENATO DELLA REPUBBLICA In the Senate (Senato della Repubblica) 315 members are elected by party-list proportional representation, 5 members are appointed by the President of the Republic, and 2 members are ex-officio (former Presidents of the Republic). The elected members serve 5-year terms, whereas the appointed and the ex-officio members serve for life. 12.4 41 Unione Democristiana di Centro (UDC) 6.8 21 Lega Nord (LN) 4.5 13 Partito Pensionati 0.180 0 L'Unione Democratici di Sinistra (DS) 17.5 62 La Margherita 10.7 39 Partito Rifondazione comunista (PRC) 7.4 27 Insieme con l'Unione 4.2 11 TURNOUT 83.6 % 22 Camera dei Deputati Senato 281 348 158 156 Casa delle Libertà L'Unione The results indicated include the seats won from votes cast by Italians living abroad. Next elections 2011 23 HUNGARY Legislative elections April 2006 20061 Political composition Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) Magyar Polgári Szövetség (FIDESZ) Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt (KDNP) Seats won 190 2002 Seats won 178 ORSZÁGGYÜLES 176 members are elected in single-seat constituencies, 152 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system, and 58 mandates are allocated from a national compensatory list. The mandate for all members is 4 years. In order to enter the National Assembly, a party must obtain at least 5% of the votes cast through the proportional representation system. GOVERNMENT 141 164 23 - Szabad Demokraták Szövet- 20 ségue (SZDSZ) Magyar Demokrata Fórum (MDF) Independent 11 20 24 1 HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Ferenc GYURCSÁNY (MSZP) 77, 7% TURNOUT 67.83 % 1st round, 64.36 % 2nd round 1 The legislative elections were in two parts (the 1st round was on 9 April, the 2nd on 23 April). In order to present the results in the clearest and most accurate manner, whilst respecting a comparative logic with the preceding elections, we have only indicated the number of seats won overall (not the percentage of votes obtained in each round). 24 Number of seats won 20 11 1 190 164 MSZP FIDESZ-KDNP SZDSZ MDF Ind Next elections 2010 25 FINLAND Presidential elections January 2006 First round 15 January Names of candidates % of votes Tarja HALONEN (SDP) 46.3 Tarja HALONEN (SDP) Names of candidates Second round 29 January % of votes 51.08 Sauli NIINISTÖ (KOK) 24.1 Sauli NIINISTÖ (KOK) 48.20 Matti VANHANEN (KESK) 18.6 Heidi HAUTALA (VIHR) 3.5 Timo SOINI (PS) 3.4 77, TURNOUT 73.9 % TURNOUT 77.2% 7 PRESIDENT The head of state is elected to serve a 6-year term 26 Election results 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Tarja HALONEN (SDP) Sauli NIINISTÖ (KOK) Matti VANHANEN (KESK) Heidi HAUTALA Timo SOINI (PS) (VIHR) Results of the second round 120 100 80 60 Sauli NIINISTÖ (KOK) Tarja HALONEN (SDP) 40 20 0 1 Next elections 2012 27 PORTUGAL Presidential elections 22 January 2006 Names of candidates % of votes Aníbal CAVACO SILVA (PDS) Manuel ALEGRE (Ind) Mario SOARES (PS) Jeronimo de SOUSA (PCP) Francisco LOUCA (BE) Garcia PEREIRA (PCPT/MRPP) 50.59 20.72 14.34 8.59 5.31 0.44 PRESIDENT 7 The head of state is elected to serve a 5-year term 28 Election results 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Aníbal CALVACO SILVA Manuel ALEGRE Mario SOARES Jeronimo de SOUSA Francisco LOUCA Garcia PEREIRA Next elections September 2011 29 Sources: Tajani A.: Report on the results of the political elections 2006 in Italy http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/camera060409/C0000000.htm http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/senato060409/S0000000.htm www.election-politique.com www.bbc.co.uk http://www.parties-and-elections.de/index.html http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/camera060409/C0000000.htm www.electionguide.org www.robert-schuman.org www.epp-ed.eu http://volby.finexpert.cz/?q=taxonomy/term/15 www.volby.cz http://www.vouleftikes2006.gov.cy/index.aspx?ci=en-GB http://www.aktuality.sk/spravy/volby-2006/konecne-vysledky-parlamentnych-volieb 30 Publication: Editor: Author: Cooperation: Address: Internet: Email: EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Documentation - Publications - Research Service Andrea CEPOVA-FOURTOY Patricia HALLIGAN European Parliament, 47-53 rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels, Belgium http://www.epp-ed.eu epp-ed@europarl.europa.eu Cover: European Parliament (http://pe.microservice.fr) 31