The 9th European Election will be held from 23 to 26 May 2019 in all EU Member States. The European Parliament is the only body of the European Union (EU) that is elected directly by EU citizens. In Germany, citizens will vote on 26 May. Voter turnout in the last election to the European Parliament in 2014 had been just 48.1% (Europe-wide: 42.6%). At the time, 29.8 million voters in Germany had cast their vote (Europe-wide: 168.8 million).