Politics Explained: What’s happening this week in Brexit – and when are the EU elections?

Ashley Cowburn
Political Correspondent
Sunday 19 May 2019 16:20 BST
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This week millions of citizens across the European Union will participate in a democratic exercise Theresa May never wanted Britain to take part in – the European elections.

In the UK and the Netherlands, voters will head to the polls on Thursday, but results will not filter through until the late hours of Sunday evening or Monday morning.

This is due to the fact there a different days of voting across the member states. Latvia, Malta and Slovakia will elect their MEPs on Saturday, for example, while voters in France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Italy will head to the polling booths on Sunday.

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