Wednesday, May 29, 2019

EU Countries GDP $100 to $900 Billion


There are 14 EU countries with Nominal GDP between $100 billion and $900 billion. The most Conservative leaning countries include Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia. The most Liberal leaning countries include Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark and Finland.  The 50-50 group includes Romania, Belgium and Sweden,

Poland GDP $581 billion, Liberal 5,  Conservative 7.
Romania GDP $249 billion, Liberal 17, Conservative 15.
Netherlands GDP $933 billion, Liberal 16, Conservative 10.
Belgium GDP $545 billion, Liberal 11, Conservative 10.
Greece GDP $219 billion, Liberal 8, Conservative 13.
Czech Republic GDP $265 billion, Liberal 7,Conservative 15.
Portugal GDP $243 billion, Liberal 14, Conservative 7.
Sweden GDP $551 billion, Liberal 11, Conservative 9.
Hungary GDP $156 billion, Liberal 7, Conservative 14.
Austria GDP $470 billion, Liberal 8,  Conservative 10
Denmark GDP $351 billion, Liberal 11 Conservative 2.
Finland GDP $282 billion, Liberal 8, Conservative 5.
Slovakia GDP $107 billion, Liberal 5, Conservative 8.
Ireland GDP $380 billion, Liberal 7,  Conservative 4.

The 2019 EU Election produced the following results:

Poland MEPs 51 Population 38.1 million. Nominal GDP $581 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $15,431.

Socialist Democrats S&D         5+0
Liberals ALDE                          0+0
Greens EFA                             0+0
Left GUE/NGL                          0+0
Liberal                                      5+0

Conservative ECR                  23+4
Center Right EPP                   16−7
Populists EFD                          0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                0+0
Others                                      7+7
NI                                             0−4
Conservative                           46+0

The ruling conservative, anti-immigration Law and Justice (PiS) party came top with 45.6%, well ahead of the pro-EU European Coalition (38%). Turnout: 45.7%.

Romania MEPs 32 Population 20.1 million. Nominal GDP $249 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $12,285.

Socialist Democrats S&D   9−7
Liberals ALDE                    8+7
Greens EFA                       0+0
Left GUE/NGL                    0+0
Liberal                               17+0

Center Right EPP             14−1
Conservative ECR             1+1
Populist EFD                     0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF         0+0
Others                                0+0
NI                                       0+0
Conservative                    15+0
The ruling Social Democrats (PSD) - blamed by the European Commission for sluggish progress in tackling corruption - slumped to second place, with 23.4%. The center-right PNL came top with 26.8%. Turnout: 51.1%
Netherlands MEP 26 Population 17.1 million. Nominal GDP $933 billion, Nominal Per Capita GDP $53,106.

Socialist Democrats S&D             6+3
Liberals ALDE                              6−1
Greens EFA                                 3+1
Left GUE/NGL                              1−2
Liberal                                          16+1

Conservative ECR                        5+3
Center Right EPP                         4−1
Populists EFD                               0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                     0+0
Others                                           1+1
NI                                                  0−4
Conservative                                10-1

The Dutch Labour party (PvdA) won with 19% of the vote - a dramatic, unexpected comeback for the center-left. The liberal VVD of Prime Minister Mark Rutte got 14.6%.Turnout: 41.9%

Belgium MEPs 21 Population 11.6 million. Nominal GDP $545 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $46.724.

Liberals ALDE                             4−2
Greens EFA                                3+1
Socialist Democrats S&D            3−1
Left GUE/NGL                             1+1
Liberal                                        11-2

Center Right EPP                        4+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                   3+3
Conservatives ECR                     3−1
Populist EFD                                0+0
Others                                          0+0
NI                                                 0−1
Conservative                              10+1

The far-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) won three seats in the European Parliament poll, and surged to second place in the national vote for the Belgian federal parliament. Turnout: 88.5%

Greece MEPs 21 Population 11.1 million. Nominal GDP $219 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $20,408.

Left GUE/NGL                        6+0
Socialist Democrats S&D       2−2
Liberals ALDE                        0+0
Greens EFA                           0+0
Liberal                                    8-2

Center Right EPP                   7+2
Populist EFD                          0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF              0+0
Conservative ECR                  0−1
Others                                     2+2
NI                                            4−1
Conservative                         13+2

It's been a bad night for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's left-wing Syriza party which has been well beaten by opposition conservative New Democracy party. Turnout: 58.5%

Czech Republic MEPs 21 Population 10.6 million. Nominal GDP $265 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $22,850.

Liberals ALDE                        6+2
Left GUE/NGL                       1−2
Greens EFA                           0+0
Socialist Democrats S&D       0−4
Liberal                                     7-4

Center Right EPP                   5−2
Conservative ECR                  4+2
Right Wing Natl ENF               2+2
Populist EFD                           0−1
Others                                     3+3
NI                                            0+0
Conservative                         15+4
Prime Minister Andrej Babis won a convincing victory for his liberal ANO party, which now sends six MEPs to Brussels. The conservative Civic Democrats (in the ECR bloc) came second, winning four seats. Turnout: 28.7%
Portugal MEPs 21 Population 10.3 million. Nominal GDP $243 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $23,186.

Socialist Democrats S&D      9+1
Left GUE/NGL                       4+0
Greens EFA                           1+1
Liberals ALDE                        0−2
Liberal                                  14+0

Center Right EPP                  7+0
Conservative ECR                 0+0
Populist EFD                          0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF              0+0
Others                                    0+0
NI                                           0+0
Conservative                          7+0 

The center-left Socialist Party (PS) won with 33.4%. The center-right PSD came second with 22% and remarkably the new green party PAN won a seat for the first time. Turnout: 31.4%

Sweden MEPS 20 Population 10.1 million. Nominal GDP $551 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $53,873.

Socialist Democrats S&D    5−1
Liberals ALDE                     3+0
Greens EFA                        2−2
Left GUE/NGL                    1+0
Liberal                               11-3

Center Right EPP               6+2
Conservative ECR              3+3
Right Wing Natl ENF          0+0
Populist EFD                       0−2
Others                                 0+0
NI                                        0+0
Conservative                       9+3

The ruling center-left Social Democrats won safely with 23.6%. The liberal-conservative Moderates were second, with 16.8%. On the far-right, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats came third, winning three seats. Turnout: 53.3%

Hungary MEPs 21 Population 9.7 million. Nominal GDP $156 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $15,924.

Socialist Democrats S&D         5+1
Liberals ALDE                          2+2
Left GUE/NGL                          0+0
Greens EFA                              0−2
Liberal                                       7+1

Center Right EPP                   13+1
Conservatives ECR                  0+0
Populist EFD                            0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                0+0
Others                                       0+0
NI                                              1−2
Conservative                            14-1
It was another night of election success for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose Fidesz party is for the moment a suspended member of the center-right EPP group. Turnout: 43.4%
Austria MEPs:18 Population 8.8 million. Nominal GDP $470 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $51,509.

Socialist Democrats S&D     5+0
Greens EFA                          2−1
Liberals ALDE                      1+0
Left GUE/NGL                      0+0
Liberal                                   8-1     

Center Right EPP                 7+2
Right Wing Natl ENF            3+3
Conservative ECR                0+0
Populist EFD                        0+0
Others                                  0+0
NI                                         0−4
Conservative                      10+1

The ruling conservative People's Party (ÖVP) won with a record 34.9%, despite a scandal that led to the collapse of its coalition government with the far right. Turnout: 59.3%

Denmark MEPs 13 Population 5.8 million. Nominal GDP $351 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $60,692.

Liberals ALDE                         5+2
Socialist Democrats S&D        3+0
Greens EFA                             2+1
Left GUE/NGL                         1+0
Liberal                                     11+3

Center Right EPP                    1+0
Conservative ECR                   1−3
Populist EFD                            0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                0+0
Others                                      0+0
NI                                             0+0
Conservative                            2-3
The far-right Danish People's Party (DF) lost around two-thirds of their votes, coming fourth. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen's Venstre Liberal Party overtook DF to become the biggest Danish party in Europe, taking 23.5%.Turnout: 66.0%
Finland MEPs 13 Population 5.6 million. Nominal GDP $282 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $49,845.

Liberals ALDE                           3−1
Greens EFA                              2+1
Socialist Democrat S&D            2+0
Left GUE/NGL                           1+0
Liberal                                        8+2

Center Right EPP                      3+0
Conservative ECR                     2+0
Populist EFD                             0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                 0+0
Others                                        0+0
NI                                               0+0
Conservative                              5+0

The Finnish Green party (VIHR) won a record 16%, coming second behind the center-right National Coalition Party. The far-right Finns increased their vote share and retained their two seats. Turnout: 40.7%

Slovakia MEPs 13 Population 5.5 million. Nominal GDP $107 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $19,582.

Socialist Democrats S&D         3−1
Liberals ALDE                          2+1
Greens EFA                             0+0
Left GUE/NGL                          0+0
Liberal                                       5+0

Center Right EPP                     4−2
Conservative ECR                    2+0
Populist EFD                             0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF                 0+0
Others                                       2+2
NI                                              0+0
Conservative                             8+0
A new coalition of pro-EU parties won with 20%, so it will send four MEPs to Brussels: two liberals and two center-right MEPs. Three seats go to the ruling leftist Smer party, which got 15.7%. Turnout: 22.7%
Ireland MEPs 11 Population 4.6 million. Nominal GDP $380 billion. Nominal Per Capita GDP $76,099.

Left GUE/NGL                    3−1
Greens EFA                        2+2
Liberals ALDE                    2+1
Socialist Democrat S&D     0−1
Liberal                                7+1

Center Right EPP           4+0
Populist EFD                  0+0
Right Wing Natl ENF      0+0
Conservative ECR          0−1
Others                             0+0
NI                                    0+0
Conservative                   4-1

The center-right Fine Gael party of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar scored a big victory, exit polls suggest. But Ireland's electoral system means the results will take some time to come through. Turnout: 49.3%




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