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Originally Posted by Pierre
First time i’ve ever voted in EU elections, I noticed that, there were 6 names next to the party I voted for.
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When they decide how many seats each party gets, they are allocated to the names on the list from the top down. The names are there for information only as you can’t express a preference for one of them.
There is a version of De Hondt that operates an open list, so you can influence the order in which party candidates get a seat. It’s more democratic and potentially improves the connection between candidates and voters, but it makes the counting process doubly complicated.