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Council of the European Union (25 member-state ministers having 321 votes; the number of votes is roughly proportional to member-states' population);
note: the Council is the main decision-making body of the EU;
European Parliament (732 seats; seats allocated among member states by proportion to population); members elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term
elections: last held 10-13 June 2004 (next to be held June 2009)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by party - EPP-ED 268, PES 202, ALDE 88, Greens/EFA 42, EUL/NGL 41, IND/DEM 36, UEN 27, independents 28
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