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Europe Elects
Logo of Europe Elects
Type of site
Data journalism
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersOberroßbach, Germany
Area servedEurope
FounderTobias Gerhard Schminke[1][2]
EditorJulius Lehtinen[3]
Key peopleJakub Rogowiecki
(Executive Project Manager)
Industry
URLeuropeelects.eu
RegistrationOctober 2019
LaunchedMay 2014 (2014-05)
Current statusActive

Europe Elects is a political intelligence platform and poll aggregator.[4] It is credited for being the first of two platforms to publish permanent European Parliament seat projections.[5]

History and activities

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Europe Elects, initially founded as a Twitter account in 2014, pioneered the practice of linking national voting intentions to European Parliament party groups.[6][7]

Since then, Europe Elects has expanded into a data and media project that aggregates opinion polls and election results from all independent European states.[8] The organization has published monthly European Parliament seat projections since 2014, making it one of the longest-running and most consistent sources for such projections.[7]

In 2024, Süddeutsche Zeitung described the project as having "changed Europe's democracy to some extent."[9]

Democracy Watchdog

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Europe Elects found statistical anomalies in the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election[10] and the 2025 Georgian local elections. Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of Georgian Dream, the governing party, rejected claims of falsification. Georgian Dream has faced criticism for perceived closeness to the Kremlin and authoritarian tendencies.[11] In the past, Europe Elects republished the findings of election monitoring reports in authoritarian countries, such as the now-defunct, Russia-based Golos.[12]

The platform provides a list of European polling firms engaged in political polling, highlighting their past performance and potential conflicts of interest.[13][14]

Spread and perception

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Europe Elects is considered a major media source concerning the European Parliament and electoral analysis in Europe.[15][16] According to an analysis by Bayerischer Rundfunk, Europe Elects was the most cited Twitter account reporting on the European Parliament election, beating established media such as the BBC or Le Monde.[17] It is quoted frequently in both European[18][19][20][21] and worldwide publications,[22][23][24] is referenced by the Centre for European Policy Studies,[25][26] and is listed in the database of the European Data Journalism Network, a consortium of media and journalists promoting data-driven multilingual coverage of European topics.[27][28]

In 2019, Euronews published Europe Elects European Parliament projections.[29] In 2021, Europe Elects formed permanent partnerships with Euractiv[30] and Decision Desk HQ.[31]

Awards

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In 2022, Europe Elects was awarded the Dalhousie Impact Award.[32] In 2024, Europe Elects received a grant by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to fight misinformation and disinformation relating to political polls in Europe.[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Diesteldorf, Jan (May 15, 2024). "Wer interessiert sich schon für Europa?". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  3. ^ Deconinck, Carl (October 30, 2024). "European watchdog finds 'markings of fraud' in Georgian elections". Brussels Signal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party". September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  6. ^ "Changes in European Party Affiliations Look Set to Shake Up The European Parliament". July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  8. ^ Schenuit, Felix; Müller, Manuel (2020). Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens. Wiesbaden (Germany): SpringerLink. pp. 241–252. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-29277-5_20. ISBN 978-3-658-29276-8. S2CID 219508396. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Diesteldorf, Jan (May 15, 2024). "Wer interessiert sich schon für Europa?". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Data Analysis Suggests Fraud In Georgia Vote: Pollster". barrons. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "რუსულ-ჩეჩნური კუდი ქართულ არჩევნებში - „EUROPE ELECTS"-ის კვლევამ მასშტაბური გაყალბების ნიშნები გამოავლინა | TV პირველი". tvpirveli.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  12. ^ Helimsky, Ariel (November 13, 2023). "Russia: Understanding the Flagrant Vote-Rigging With Graphs". Europe Elects. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  13. ^ Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. "Europe Elects: Truth in Polling". Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  14. ^ Europe Elects. "Truth in Polling". Europe Elects. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  15. ^ Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  16. ^ O'Malley, James; Randerson, James (March 7, 2019). "The Brussels Twitter bubble — an illustrated guide". Politico Europe. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  17. ^ Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  18. ^ "Spain - Last Spanish polls before election suggest gridlock could continue". Euronews. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  19. ^ Ehrich, Issio (November 9, 2018). "Kampf um das EU-Parlament - In Europa gibt es keinen grünen Höhenflug". n-tv. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  20. ^ Dall'Orto, Bartolo (January 11, 2019). "Elezioni europee, la Lega primo partito d'Europa - Secondo le proiezioni di Europe Elects sulle elezioni europee, la Lega avrebbe il maggior numero di deputati all'Europarlamento". Il Giornale. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  21. ^ Nilsson, Lennart (March 19, 2019). "EU-valet 2019: Snabba svar på de 7 vanligaste frågorna". Expressen. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  22. ^ McGee, Luke (February 9, 2019). "On Brexit, the EU isn't strong enough to be weak right now". CNN. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  23. ^ Bershidsky, Leonid (December 30, 2018). "Europe's Left Nearly Died in 2018. Here's How It Can Rise. - Despite shrinking support, traditional leftist parties still have an important cause to fight for. The tools to win are hiding in plain sight". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  24. ^ Smith, Alexander (October 26, 2019). "Brexit: Europeans in Brussels say Britain must make a decision on E.U. divorce - "Either they want to stay or they want to leave, which is it?" said one person in Brussels this week". NBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  25. ^ "EIR Newsletter" (PDF). Centre for European Policy Studies. February 21, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  26. ^ "Tobias Gerhard Schminke, Founder, Europe Elects". Centre for European Policy Studies. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  27. ^ "Useful data - Europe Elects". EDJNet - the European Data Journalism Network. November 14, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  28. ^ "Eurochat - Irish General Election 2020 special by the European Network".
  29. ^ Schenuit, Felix (July 13, 2020). "Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens". Duisburg-Essen Publications online.
  30. ^ "EURACTIV & Europe Elects join up to share polling across the Capitals". Euractiv. July 29, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  31. ^ "Decision Desk HQ And Europe Elects Partner To Provide German Election Results And Analysis". Decision Desk HQ. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  32. ^ "Dal's latest Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar deciphers our changing democracy Political Science PhD Tobias Gerhard Schminke latest Dal recipient". Dal News. May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  33. ^ Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. "Europe Elects: Truth in Polling". Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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