The Swedish presidency of the European Union announced on the 17th that the new European Parliament elections are scheduled to be held from June 6th to 9th, 2024. This will be the first European Parliament election since the Brexit of the UK, and it will be seen as the "wind vane" of European politics. The European Parliament elections are held every five years. More than 400 million voters from the 27 member states of the European Union will vote for approximately 700 legislators. The President of the European Parliament, Maltese Roberta Methora, delivered a video speech on the 17th, calling on voters to actively participate in the election. She said, "Don't let others make choices for you, go ahead and vote." The European Parliament is the EU's supervisory, advisory, and legislative body, and in recent years, it has gained more and more say in EU budgets, EU affairs, personnel appointments, and other fields. The nomination of the new President of the European Commission needs to be approved by a vote of the European Parliament. The President of the European Commission is equivalent to the "head of government" of the European Union and has a significant impact on EU decision-making. The current president of the European Commission, German Ursula von der Leyen, has not publicly stated whether to seek re-election. According to Agence France-Presse, if she seeks re-election, she is expected to receive support from central right-wing lawmakers and major EU member states. The European Parliament elections adopt a proportional representation system. Each member state follows some common principles during elections, but there are also differences. For example, in some countries, voters elect legislators, while in others they choose political parties; Some countries adopt the single-member district system, while others adopt the multi constituency system. Elected members of the European Parliament form multinational party groups based on their parties, and they carry out their daily work more in accordance with the demands of the party groups. (New News Agency)