EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION OF 13 JUNE 2004
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Sources: ARCOS website

VOTING BY MEMBER STATE
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GERMANY
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Parties
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* Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (Alliance 90 / The Greens, B'90/Grünen): affiliated with 
   the Green - European Freedom Alliance (Green-EFA)  
* Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union, CDU): 
   affiliated with the European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED)  
* Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern (Christian Social Union in Bavaria, CSU): 
   affiliated with the European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED)  
* Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party, FDP): affiliated with the 
   European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party 
* Partei des Demokrastischen Sozialismus (Party of Democratic Socialism, PDS): 
   affiliated with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (EUL-NGL)  
* Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD): 
   affiliated with the Party of European Socialists (PES) 
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Registered voters:                                 61,650,330 
Votes cast:                                        26,525,514  43.0
Invalid votes:                                        744,741  02.8
Valid votes:                                       25,780,773  97.2
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Party                                             Votes        %     Change  Seats
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Alliance 90 / The Greens (B'90/Grünen / 
 Green-EFA)                                         3,078,276  11.9  +05.5   13  +6
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU / 
 EPP-ED)                                            9,412,009  36.5  -02.8   40  -3
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU / EPP-ED     2,063,564  08.0  -01.4    9  -1
Free Democratic Party (FDP                          1,565,000  06.1  +03.1    7  +7
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS / EUL-NGL)       1,579,693  06.1  +00.3    7  +1
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD / PES)      5,549,243  21.5  -09.2   23  -10
Others                                              2,532,988  09.8           -
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Total                                              25,780,773                99
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