European Parliament elections 2009

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:date 4–7 June 2009
gptkbp:electionYear Direct election
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:European_Parliament_elections_2014
gptkb:European_Parliament_elections_2004
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:European_Parliament_elections_2014
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe
gptkb:European_Conservatives_and_Reformists
gptkb:Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats
gptkb:European_United_Left–Nordic_Green_Left
gptkb:European_People's_Party
Non-attached Members
gptkbp:heldIn 2009
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European Parliament elections 2009
gptkbp:keyIssues Emergence of new political movements
Decline of traditional parties
Increased political fragmentation
Rise_of_Eurosceptic_parties
Strengthening_of_the_EPP
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Jean-Marie_Le_Pen
gptkb:Martin_Schulz
gptkb:Guy_Verhofstadt
gptkb:Nigel_Farage
gptkb:Daniel_Cohn-Bendit
Climate change
Foreign policy
Immigration policy
Economic crisis
EU_governance
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons 736
gptkbp:offersCoursesIn 27 member states
gptkbp:politicalParty 368
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:European_Parliament_elections_2004
gptkbp:resultedIn EPP becoming largest party
Greens gaining seats
S&D becoming second largest party
far-right parties gaining influence
increased number of non-attached members
ALDE_maintaining_third_position
gptkbp:significance First elections after the Lisbon Treaty
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5 years
Proportional representation
260 million
43.0%