From 23 to 26 May, European citizens will directly elect the members of the next European Parliament. Once the MEPs have been elected, they will form political groups, each of which must have no more than 25 members and should represent at least one quarter of EU member states or seven countries. Three specialists in European politics outline for Planet Labor the potential electoral scenarios and the impact of such results on future social policy in Europe.
Ability to negotiate and EPP/S&D balance could endure. Viviane de Beaufort, a professor and researcher at the ESSEC Business School, specialising in European law, highlights first of all that current forecasts are predicting a parliament make-up that is “not that different” to the current one, with the European People’s Party set to be the largest group. The EPP, which is predicted to take 23.97% of seats, often creates strategic alliances “depending on the topics being covered” and is therefore able to see things through, according to Ms de Beaufort.
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