Introduction: Understanding the European Parliament elections of 2019
Luana Russo, Mark N. Franklin, Lorenzo De Sio
Part I − Comparative Overview
Much ado about nothing? The EP elections in comparative perspective
Davide Angelucci, Luca Carrieri, Mark N. Franklin
Party system change in EU countries: long-term instability and cleavage restructuring
Vincenzo Emanuele, Bruno Marino
Spitzenkandidaten 2.0: From experiment to routine in European elections?
Thomas Christiansen, Michael Shackleton
Explaining the outcome. Second-order factors still matter, but with an exceptional turnout increase
Lorenzo De Sio, Luana Russo, Mark N. Franklin
Impact of issues on party performance
Nicola Maggini, Lorenzo De Sio, Diego Garzia, Alexander H. Trechsel
Part II − Results across the 28 EU countries
Austria: An election overshadowed by Ibiza-gate
Sylvia Kritzinger, Carolina Plescia
Belgium: Least salient, but very European
Louise Hoon
Bulgaria: neither a protest, nor a European vote
Nikoleta Yordanova
Croatia: Towards further fragmentation of the party system
Andrija Henjak
Cyprus: An election of ‘soft’ phenomena: apathy, incumbent punishment and far right consolidation
Giorgos Charalambous
Czech Republic: No country for old parties
Vlastimil Havlík
Denmark: The surprising success of pro-European mainstream parties
Julie Hassing Nielsen
Estonia: A scene set by the preceding national election
Piret Ehin, Liisa Talving
Finland: European Elections in the aftermath of national elections
Henrik Serup Christensen, Marco Svensson La Rosa
France: Setting the stage for 2022
Romain Lachat
Germany: Second order but still groundbreaking?
Heiko Giebler
Greece: A story of government punishment and party-system stabilisation
Eftichia Teperoglou
Hungary: A paradoxical episode under electoral authoritarianism
Gabor Toka
Ireland: Something for almost everyone
Michael Marsh
Italy: Complete overturn among government partners – League doubled, M5S halved
Irene Landini, Aldo Paparo
Latvia: European expertise matters
Janis Ikstens
Lithuania: Defeat of Eurosceptic parties in the shadow of a presidential campaign
Mazvydas Jastramskis
Luxembourg: The permanent downfall of Luxembourg’s dominant party?
Patrick Dumont, Raphaël Kies, Dan Schmit
Malta: Unstoppable Labour?
Marcello Carammia, Roderick Pace
Netherlands: A Timmermans (Spitzenkandidaten) effect?
Arjan Schakel
Poland: A skirmish before the decisive battle
Michał Kotnarowski, Mikolaj Czesnik
Portugal: Defeat for the right, challenges for the left
Marco Lisi
Romania: Between national politics and European hopes
Sorina Soare, Claudiu Tufis¸
Slovakia: Continuation of electoral earthquakes
Peter Spác
Slovenia: Split national political identities in EU electoral democracy
Simona Kustec
Spain: The endless election sequence
Enrique Hernandez, Marta Fraile
Sweden: We are all the winners
Maria Oskarson
United Kingdom: European Elections in the run-up to Brexit
Kaat Smets