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mt-54px mb-27px"><span class="block font-EPGammaBold text-2lg text-black-default text-left">European elections</span><span class="text-brand-title-page inline-block font-EPGammaBold bg-blue-default text-white-default pt-1.5 pb-0.5 px-2 mt-2 mb-12">6-9 June 2024</span><h1 class="font-EPGammaBold text-2.5xl text-black-greydark text-left">How European elections work</h1></div><div class="max-w-5xl lg:flex lg:flex-col md:block sm:block block mx-auto px-4 mb-8" itemProp="description"><p class="text-lg mr-5 lg:mb-0 md:mb-3 sm:mb-3 mb-3">Every five years, European Union citizens elect Members of the European Parliament.</p></div><div class="max-w-5xl lg:flex md:block sm:block block mx-auto justify-between items-center px-4 mb-72px"><ul class="expand-collapse max-w-5xl w-full [&>li]:border-b-2 [&>li]:border-black-greylight [&>li:last-of-type]:border-none"><li class="expand-container mb-6" itemScope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Question" itemProp="mainEntity"><h2 class="block mb-6"><button 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The Members of the European Parliament represent the interests of EU citizens at the European level.</p> </div><div class="figure-video m-0 cursor-pointer" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Click to play the video - How the European Parliament works"><div class="iframe-container landscape"><div class="thumbnail-video-wrapper absolute top-0 left-0 m-0 w-full h-full z-10 transition duration-300 ease-in-out"><div class="link-image h-full"><div class="thumbnail-video h-full relative"><div class="wrapper-picture relative h-full"><div class="player-ico"><div class="arrow"></div></div><span class="background bg-center bg-no-repeat block absolute inset-0" style="background-image:url(/assets/img/video02_placeholder.jpg)"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="figcaption relative block w-full"><span class="text-xl font-EPGammaBold block text-black-default py-4 transition duration-300 transform">How the European Parliament works</span></div><div class="expand-container mb-4" data-initial-state="collapsed"><button type="button" class="transcript-btn expand-button pb-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls=":R2d99jsjsq:"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 10 9"><rect class="vert" height="8" x="4.5" y="0.5" width="0.8"></rect><rect width="8" y="4" x="1" height="0.8"></rect></svg><span class="text-lg text-blue-default underline">Transcript <span class="sr-only">- How the European Parliament works</span></span></button><div id=":R2d99jsjsq:" class="expand-container-content hidden"><div class="mt-6"><p>What is the European Parliament?</p><p>It鈥檚 the only EU body directly elected by the people!</p><p>Every 5 years, voters choose over 700 members - or MEPs - to represent nearly聽450 million Europeans.</p><p>MEPs work on your behalf, debating, shaping and passing laws on issues central to our聽daily lives.</p><p>Parliament聽defends聽freedom, equality and the rule of law across the EU and promotes democracy and human rights around the world.</p><p>It聽elects the president of the European Commission and makes sure EU institutions are doing their job properly.</p><p>MEPs decide聽how聽the EU鈥檚 money is spent and sign off on the EU budget.</p><p>The European Parliament is your link to the decisions that matter!</p><p>Democracy in action</p><p>European Parliament</p></div></div></div><div class="expand-social-share expand-container flex flex-col mt-5 relative"><div class="mb-3"><button type="button" class="expand-button items-center text-lg2 cursor-pointer border-0 flex text-blue-default underline hover:decoration-2 focus:decoration-2 focus:outline focus:outline-offset-2 focus:outline-2" aria-label="Share - What is the European Parliament?" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls=":Rl99jsjsq:"><svg x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 20.59 26.52" class="global-share-icon fill-blue-default w-5 h-5 mr-1" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><g transform="translate(-6891.308 1800)"><circle class="st0" cx="6895.09" cy="-1786.24" r="3.5"></circle><circle class="st0" cx="6907.09" cy="-1780.24" r="3.5"></circle><circle class="st0" cx="6907.09" cy="-1793.24" r="3.5"></circle><rect x="6900.88" y="-1788.38" transform="matrix(0.454 -0.891 0.891 0.454 5356.8716 5175.8408)" width="1.41" height="10.86"></rect><rect x="6896.16" y="-1790.83" transform="matrix(0.891 -0.454 0.454 0.891 1564.9807 2938.2065)" width="10.86" height="1.41"></rect></g></svg><span class="text-lg">Share</span></button></div><div class="block"><ul id=":Rl99jsjsq:" class="social-list expand-container-content block pt-4 hidden"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Felections.europa.eu%2Fen%2Fhow-elections-work%2F2%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="sr-only">Share on Facebook - 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businesses, making sure everyone has a voice at EU level.</p><p>And remember:</p><p>MEPs represent you.</p><p>You choose them by voting in the European elections, every five years.</p><p>Democracy in action</p><p>European Parliament</p></div></div></div><div class="expand-social-share expand-container flex flex-col mt-5 relative"><div class="mb-3"><button type="button" class="expand-button items-center text-lg2 cursor-pointer border-0 flex text-blue-default underline hover:decoration-2 focus:decoration-2 focus:outline focus:outline-offset-2 focus:outline-2" aria-label="Share - What powers does the European Parliament have?" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls=":Rl9pjsjsq:"><svg x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 20.59 26.52" class="global-share-icon fill-blue-default w-5 h-5 mr-1" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true"><g transform="translate(-6891.308 1800)"><circle class="st0" cx="6895.09" cy="-1786.24" r="3.5"></circle><circle class="st0" cx="6907.09" cy="-1780.24" r="3.5"></circle><circle 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