European Parliament 2009 - Offical Results Thread

[Tender Branson]

Exit polls: Cyprus opposition gets largest share in European vote:

Athens/Nicosia - The main opposition centre-right party DISY has received the largest share of votes in the European Parliament election in the Republic of Cyprus, according to exit polls released after voting booths closed at 8 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday. The conservative party won 35.5 per cent of the votes, earning two seats in the European Parliament while the ruling left-wing AKEL party received 33.7 per cent and two seats.

Both rival parties earned the same amount of seats as the previous European Parliament elections in 2004.

The centrist DIKO party earned 13.6 per cent and one seat in the European Parliament as well as the Socialist EDEK party with 10.7 per cent and one seat.

The final results will be announced on Sunday night when voting will be completed across the European Union.

Officials expressed disappointment that voter turnout was less than in 2004 with 54,44 per cent of Cypriots turning out to vote compared to 72.5 per cent for the previous poll.

The exit poll results were released by the Cypriot public broadcaster RIK.

The European election took place only in the internationally- recognised Republic of Cyprus, because the Turkish-controlled north is not a member of the European Union.

The island's reunification has been a major-campaign issue amongst Cyprus' two main parties. The two have been attacking the other on their differing views on the Cyprus problem, where progress on the issue is intertwined with Turkey's EU membership bid.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/272027,exit-polls-cyprus-opposition-gets-largest-share-in-european-vote.html

[Tender Branson]

Latvia Exit Poll: Most voters in European Parliament elections voted for Civic Union and Harmony Center

Riga - Exit polls organized by the news agency LETA and the "Dienas mediji" publishing house show that most voters cast their votes for Civic Union and Harmony Center in the European Parliament elections carried out in Latvia.

24.29 percent of respondents said that they had voted for Civic Union, and 16.68 percent for Harmony Center.

8.2 percent of respondents said that they had voted for For Human Rights In United Latvia, 8 percent for Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way, 7.96 percent for For Fatherland And Freedom/LNNK, 7.43 percent for New Era, and 5.38 percent for the Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party.

According to the preliminary results, Libertas.lv took 4.75 percent of the vote, People's Party - 4.58 percent, Union of Greens and Farmers - 4.14 percent, Society For Different Politics - 3.95 percent, All For Latvia! - 2.4 percent, Party of Action - 0.76 percent, Osipovs' Party - 0.57 percent, For Homeland! - 0.57 percent, Union of Christian Democrats - 0.24 percent, Latvia's Rebirth Party - 0.11 percent.

Overall polled were 6088 voters, of which 1356 refused to reveal which party they had voted for. Sociological and market survey center SKDS offered methodological support for organizing the exit polls.

Exit polls show Harmony Center won Riga City Council elections, according to LETA.

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n183505

Riga - An ongoing economic crisis and a high-profile battle for the powerful position of mayor of the Latvian capital, Riga, were enough to bring out large numbers of voters in the Baltic state on Saturday. The mayoral vote, plus other municipal elections, were held on the same day as the elections to the European Parliament.

Turnout was much healthier than in most other parts of the EU, passing 50 per cent of the electorate nearly two hours before polls closed at 10 PM (1900 GMT).

A BNS/LTV exit poll predicted the largely ethnically Russian Harmony Centre (SC) party gained the largest share of the European Parliament vote with 20 per cent, followed by the centre-right Civic Union (PS) on 19 per cent and the strongly pro-Russian For Human Rights in a United Latvia (PCTVL) on 13 per cent.

Latvia returns eight members to the European Parliament and if the exit poll proves accurate one of that number will be Alfreds Rubiks, the last leader of the Latvian Communist party, who was jailed for leading an attempted coup to restore Soviet power when Latvia regained its independence in 1991. Rubiks was standing on the ticket of the Harmony Centre.

Joining him in Brussels will be a former adversary, Ivars Godmanis, whose Latvia First/Latvia's Way (LPP/LC) was predicted to be placed fourth with 12 per cent of the vote.

Godmanis was a leading figure in Latvia's independence movement and has served two terms as prime minister, the second of them ending with his resignation earlier this year as Latvia plunged into the European Union's deepest recession.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/272032,latvian-exit-poll-predicts-old-foes-on-the-way-to-brussels.html

[Tender Branson]

Ireland

RTÉ/Lansdowne European Election Exit Poll
Sample = 3,334
MoE 1.7%

FG 30% (+2.2)
FF 23% (-6.5)
Lab 16% (+5.5)
SF 12% (+0.9)
Libertas 4% (+4)
Socialist 3% (+1.5)
Green 2% (-2.3)
Ind/Other 10

[Tender Branson]

Slovakia Exit Poll

Smer-SD: 31,80%
SDKÚ-DS: 16,97%
SMK: 11,35%
KDH: 10,09%
HZDS: 8,90%
SNS: 5,55%
SaS: 4,71%
KDS-OKS: 2,00%
Zelení: 2,00%
Slobodné Fórum: 1,60%

Turnout: 19%

http://volby.sme.sk/c/4878625/smer-vyhral-mimoparlamentne-strany-neuspeli.html

[justfollowingtheelections]

Slovakia Exit Poll

Turnout: 19%

wow..

[Tender Branson]

Slovakia Exit Poll

Turnout: 19%

wow..

2% higher than in 2004. What else do you want ?

[justfollowingtheelections]

Slovakia Exit Poll

Turnout: 19%

wow..

2% higher than in 2004. What else do you want ?

Seriously?
It just says a lot I guess about what many Europeans think of the EU.

[Tender Branson]

In Malta, turnout was 78.8%, down from 82.4% in 2004.

No exit polls so far, but Labour will probably win easily.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090607/local/turnout

[Tender Branson]

Czech Republic Exit Poll:

ODS: 30%
ČSSD: 25%
Communists: 13%
KDU-ČSL: 6%

http://zpravy.idnes.cz/k-eurovolbam-prisla-odhadem-ctvrtina-cechu-kradly-se-vlajky-pqa-/domaci.asp?c=A090606_140103_domaci_lpo

[justfollowingtheelections]

In Malta, turnout was 78.8%, down from 82.4% in 2004.

No exit polls so far, but Labour will probably win easily.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090607/local/turnout

That's pretty good.  Why is it that there's so much interest in the elections in Malta while other countries couldn't care less?  I'm just curious.

[Tender Branson]

In Malta, turnout was 78.8%, down from 82.4% in 2004.

No exit polls so far, but Labour will probably win easily.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090607/local/turnout

That's pretty good.  Why is it that there's so much interest in the elections in Malta while other countries couldn't care less?  I'm just curious.

Malta has always high turnout. In the last general elections, 93% voted.

[Tender Branson]

In Italy, turnout was roughly 18% after the first day, with the highest turnout in Central-Italy (20-25%), average turnout in Northern Italy and the lowest turnout in Southern Italy (10-15%).

[doktorb]

Turnout in the UK seems to be around the 30% level.

[Tender Branson]

At noon, turnout in Italy was slightly more than 30%, down about 4% compared with 2004.

Turnout was highest in the Province of Bologna (Emilia Romagna) at 43% and lowest in Olbia-Tempio (on the Island of Sardegna) at 14%.

[Hash]

Please use my France thread for French results. Trugarez.

[Tender Branson]

Please use my France thread for French results. Trugarez.

OK. This is intended for countries that have not a "official own thread" ...

[Hash]

Czech Republic Exit Poll:

ODS: 30%
ČSSD: 25%
Communists: 13%
KDU-ČSL: 6%

http://zpravy.idnes.cz/k-eurovolbam-prisla-odhadem-ctvrtina-cechu-kradly-se-vlajky-pqa-/domaci.asp?c=A090606_140103_domaci_lpo

That's pretty crappy.

[You kip if you want to...]

Slovakia Exit Poll

Turnout: 19%

wow..

2% higher than in 2004. What else do you want ?

Seriously?
It just says a lot I guess about what many Europeans think of the EU.

There are many, many, many eurosceptics out there (i've havent met that many people who are pro-EU in the UK. People i've asked anyway.) who refuse to use their voice and get out and vote for a eurosceptic party. Others just couldn't be bothered and would rather be watching Big Brother or some other kind've crap like that.

[Harry Hayfield]

I have a friend on YouTube who is standing for the Greens in Malta. I would be very interested to know if they are elected.

[Hash]

I have a friend on YouTube who is standing for the Greens in Malta. I would be very interested to know if they are elected.

If they couldn't do it in 2004, then no.

(Malta uses STV btw, but it has a very rigid two-party system though AD took nearly 10% in 2004 - they won 2% in the last election)

[Franzl]

German ARD exit poll:

CDU/CSU 38.5
SPD 21.0
Green 11.5
FDP 11.0
Left 7.5

[Franzl]

HAHA, excellent!

CDU/FDP = 49.5
SPD/Green/Left = 40.0

[Keystone Phil]

Things To Do List...

Dominating in Deutschland? 

Laughable Labour Loss?

Insanely Incredible PdL victory in Italy?

[afleitch]

HAHA, excellent!

CDU/FDP = 49.5
SPD/Green/Left = 40.0

Good news

[Democratic Hawk]

The thing is with much of the European center-right it is pretty much that center-right, which is why I won't be disappointed if the EPP improves its standing