Euro election at a glance 3/6/09

DAY IN A NUTSHELL

Less than 24 hours before polling stations open in the UK another cabinet minister, Hazel Blears, says she is resigning. The communities secretary's move follows Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's resignation, fuelling speculation that Labour may be heading for an election rout.

The French government is investigating how Carlos the Jackal, serving a life sentence for killings in the 1970s, managed to phone controversial comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala to voice his support during a campaign rally. Mr Dieudonne, who stands accused of anti-Semitism, heads the Anti-Zionist List in the election. Carlos - real name Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - earned international notoriety for assassinations and kidnappings.

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Astronaut Frank De Winne: "Europe looks united from up here"

"Europe looks united and great from up here!... The fact that I will become the European commander of the International Space Station is a perfect example of what Europeans can achieve when they all work together."

(Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, in video clip urging Europeans to vote, broadcast by European Parliament.)

NEWS IN NUMBERS

The European Parliament has 2,582 friends on the MySpace social networking website. US rap star Eminem has 1,224,610 friends on MySpace, and pop icon Madonna 494,645.

Day at a glance 2 Jun 09

DAILY PICTURE

Election poster at European Parliament, Brussels

European Parliament in Brussels: But for many voters energy is not the issue.

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EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2009

MEP Seats

	Votes		MEPs
Party	%	+/- %	Total	+/-
EPP	33.4	-1.4	264	-18
Socialists	23.2	-4.1	183	-26
Liberal	11.0	+1.6	84	+5
Green	7.4	+1.3	50	+9
Left	5.3	-0.6	34	-2
UEN	3.4	+1.6	28	+2
Ind/Dem	2.7	-1.8	21	-15
No Group	13.6	+3.4	72	+3.4
0 of 27 countries declared.

Full EU Parliament results

Full UK results by region

UK Total MEP Seats

Party	Votes		MEPs
Party	%	+/- %	Total	+/-
CON	27.7	1.0	*26	1
UKIP	16.5	0.3	13	1
LAB	15.7	-6.9	13	-5
LD	13.7	-1.2	11	1
GRN	8.6	2.4	2	0
BNP	6.2	1.3	2	2
SNP	2.1	0.7	2	0
PC	0.8	-0.1	1	0
OTH	8.5	2.4	0	0
SF	–	–	1	0
DUP	–	–	1	0
72 of 72 seats declared. Vote share figures exclude Northern Ireland as it has a separate electoral system to the rest of the UK
* Includes UCUNF MEP elected in Northern Ireland