Europe heads to the polls this week. Here's an explainer on how voting differs in all 28-member countries:
An European Union flag is displayed with European countries' flags at the European Council in Brussels ahead of the European parliamentary elections in Brussels on May 13, 2019 The European elections will be held on May 23-26, 2019 in all 28 member states.
- The preferential vote system is used in 19 countries, including Italy, Poland, The Netherlands and the Scandinavian nations. The lists are defined by parties with preferred candidates at the top. This method means voters cannot select individuals. Belgium has three constituencies, defined along language lines. The others are all geographical: 13 in Poland, 12 in Britain, five in Italy and three in Ireland.Sixteen countries allow voting by post, in most cases for the benefit of citizens living abroad.Six countries allow proxy voting in which a person can ask someone else to vote on their behalf. In Belgium, Britain, France and The Netherlands, this option is available to everyone.
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