2023 elections in the European Union

The 2023 elections in the European Union included national and regional elections in the EU member states.^[1][2]

2023 elections in the European Union

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National elections

Parliamentary elections

Member state	Election	Parliament before	Head of Government before	Party		EU Party		Parliament after	Head of Government after	Party		EU Party
Estonia	5 March		Kaja Kallas		Reform		ALDE		Kaja Kallas		Reform		ALDE
Bulgaria	2 April		Galab Donev (caretaker)		Ind.		Ind.		Nikolai Denkov		PP		Ind.[a]
Finland	2 April		Sanna Marin		SDP		PES		Petteri Orpo		National Coalition		EPP
Greece	21 May		Kyriakos Mitsotakis		ND		EPP		Ioannis Sarmas (caretaker)		Ind.		Ind.
Netherlands (senate only)	30 May		Mark Rutte		VVD		ALDE		Mark Rutte		VVD		ALDE
Greece	25 June		Ioannis Sarmas (caretaker)		Ind.		Ind.		Kyriakos Mitsotakis		ND		EPP
Spain	23 July		Pedro Sánchez		PSOE		PES		Pedro Sánchez		PSOE		PES
Slovakia	30 September		Ľudovít Ódor		Ind.		Ind.		Robert Fico		Smer		PES (suspended)[3]
Luxembourg	8 October		Xavier Bettel		DP		ALDE		Luc Frieden		CSV		EPP
Poland	15 October		Mateusz Morawiecki		PiS		ECR		Donald Tusk		PO		EPP
Netherlands	22 November		Mark Rutte		VVD		ALDE		Dick Schoof		Ind.		Ind.

Some parts in France were also held Senate election.

Presidential elections

Member state	Election	President before	Party		EU Party		President after	Party		EU Party
Cyprus	5 February 12 February	Nicos Anastasiades		DISY		EPP	Nikos Christodoulides		Ind.[b]		Ind.[c]

Presidential elections in parliamentary states

Member state	Election	President before	Party		EU Party		President after	Party		EU Party
Czech Republic	13–14 January 27–28 January	Miloš Zeman		SPO		Ind.	Petr Pavel		Ind.		Ind.
Latvia	31 May	Egils Levits		Ind.		Ind.	Edgars Rinkēvičs		Unity		EPP

Referendums

• 2023 Slovak constitutional referendum, 21 January
• 2023 Polish referendum, 15 October

Regional elections

Austria

• 2023 Lower Austrian state election, 29 January
• 2023 Carinthian state election, 5 March
• 2023 Salzburg state election, 23 April

Finland

• 2023 Ålandic legislative election, 15 October

Germany

• 2023 Berlin state election, 12 February
• 2023 Bremen state election, 14 May
• 2023 Bavarian state election, 8 October
• 2023 Hessian state election, 8 October

Greece

Main article: 2023 Greek local elections

All thirteen regions held elections 8 and 15 October.

Italy

Main article: 2023 Italian regional elections

Five regions held elections in February, April, June and October.

Netherlands

Main article: 2023 Dutch provincial elections

All twelve provinces held elections on 15 March, also indirectly determining the composition of the Senate.

Portugal

• 2023 Madeiran regional election, 24 September

Spain

Main article: 2023 Spanish regional elections

Twelve autonomous communities held elections on 28 May.

Notes

1. Renew Europe-affiliated
2. Democratic Rally until 2023
3. EPP until 2023