2024 EU Parliament elections in Romania: The parties, the candidates and their programs

The local campaignfor the EU Parliament elections was largely overshadowed by that for the local elections, overlapping as the two election rounds take place on the same day, June 9. Below, we outline the candidates of the main parties and political alliances, and the themes of their programs.

Voters in Romania will elect 33 members of the European Parliament this year. The number of MEPs elected from each EU country is based on the principle of degressive proportionality, meaning each MEP from a larger country represents more people than an MEP from a smaller country. Romania uses closed lists, where voters choose lists of candidates proposed by parties and alliances, which have to attain at least 5% of the total valid votes cast at the national level.