The Electoral Reform of the European Parliament: Composition, Procedure and Legitimacy

Djupanalys 16-02-2015

Two papers included in this compendium reflect on the electoral reform of the European Parliament. First, written by Andrew Duff, EP's rapporteur on the electoral reform (2004-2014), discusses the ways on how the EP should reform itself in order to contribute to a strengthening of the democratic legitimacy of the European Union. Second paper by Friedrich Pukelsheim and Kai-Friederike Oelbermann suggests using a double-proportional method for the translation of the votes in the European elections in to the seats, which would be most congruent with EU's constitutional framework.