WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Council eventually agreed to elections and the first European Parliament elections were held in 1979 after proposals were put forward in the mid 1970s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage.

Detailed explanation-3: -The European Parliament gave its consent on 4 July 2018 and the Act was adopted by the Council on 13 July 2018. However, not all member states ratified the Act prior to the 2019 elections and therefore this election took place in line with the previous rules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Voting system The system must be a form of proportional representation, under either the party list or the single transferable vote system. The electoral area may be subdivided if this will not generally affect the proportional nature of the electoral system. The electoral threshold, if there is any, may not exceed 5%.