Europe Elects#Format
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{{Infobox website
| name = Europe Elects
| logo = Europe Elects logo.svg
| logo_alt = Logo of Europe Elects
| type = Data journalism
| language = English
| status =
| headquarters = Oberroßbach, Germany
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| area_served = Europe
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| membership =
| affiliations =
| founder = Tobias Gerhard Schminke{{cite news |last1=Diesteldorf |first1=Jan |title=Wer interessiert sich schon für Europa? |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/europawahl-wahlforscher-wahlbeteiligung-interesse-e773418/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=15 May 2024}}{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}}
| key_people = Jakub Rogowiecki
(Executive Project Manager)
| industry = {{unbulleted list|Data analysis|Journalism|Opinion polling}}
| website = {{URL|europeelects.eu}}
| registration = October 2019
| launch_date = {{start date|2014|05}}
| current_status = Active
}}
Europe Elects is a political intelligence company and poll aggregator.{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/13/russians-vote-in-local-elections-in-key-test-for-ruling-party?fbclid=IwAR2y6a9jiej74FE-kOa2K4t4nf0n8ji7G6xk5XQI2zgYP3GeEszbawouXkQ|title=Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party|date=Sep 13, 2020|access-date=Sep 13, 2020}} It is credited for being the first of two platforms to publish permanent European Parliament seat projections, a work which commenced in 2014.{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}}
Genesis and history
Europe Elects was founded in 2014 as a Twitter account. The project quickly rose to prominence, as it was the first platform{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}} that gathered European polling and election data in one spot with reference to European Parliament groups, on which basis it published permanent European Parliament projections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/changes-in-european-party-affiliations-look-set-to-shake-up-the-european?lang=fr|title=Changes in European Party Affiliations Look Set to Shake Up The European Parliament|date=Jul 6, 2018|access-date=Apr 8, 2020}}
Since 2018, it provides a comprehensive and freely accessible polling database covering all European independent states.{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}}
Format
The organization collects, reviews, and publishes polls done by polling companies in all European states and their subdivisions in order to show both the level of support for national parties. Through reference to European Parliament groups, reflecting ideological orientation, the data is made more accessible to a broader European audience.{{cite book |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |last2=Müller |first2=Manuel |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |date=2020 |publisher=SpringerLink |location=Wiesbaden (Germany) |isbn=978-3-658-29276-8 |pages=241–252 |doi=10.1007/978-3-658-29277-5_20 |s2cid=219508396 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-29277-5_20 |access-date=9 September 2022}} Europe Elects provides election results during election days on social media, referring to the European Parliament affiliation of candidates and parties. The platform hosts a calendar of local, regional, national, and European election dates in Europe.https://europeelects.eu/calendar/
In 2019, the platform launched the Europe Elects Podcast.{{Cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/podcast/|title = Europe Elects Podcast}} In 2019 and 2020, America Elects, Oceania Elects, Africa Elects, and Asia Elects were launched. Asia Elects received attention in the context of the Hong Kong local elections, being quoted in media such as The Washington Post.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/11/26/hong-kongs-stunning-vote-deepens-chinas-conundrum/|title=Hong Kong's stunning vote deepens China's conundrum|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=Oct 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://mypolitics.pl/articles/interview-with-europe-elects|title=Interview with Europe Elects|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124193625/https://mypolitics.pl/articles/interview-with-europe-elects|url-status=dead}}
The platform provides a list of all European polling firms engaged in political polling, highlighting their past performance and potential conflicts of interest.{{cite web |last1=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |title=Europe Elects: Truth in Polling |url=https://gulbenkian.pt/emifund/projects/europe-elects-truth-in-polling/ |website=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |publisher=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |access-date=7 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Europe Elects |title=Truth in Polling |url=https://europeelects.eu/europe-elects-truth-in-polling/ |website=Europe Elects |access-date=21 April 2025}}
Spread and perception
Europe Elects is considered a major media source concerning the European Parliament and electoral analysis in Europe.{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}}{{cite journal |last1=O'Malley |first1=James |last2=Randerson |first2=James |date=March 7, 2019 |title=The Brussels Twitter bubble — an illustrated guide |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/the-brussels-twitter-bubble-an-illustrated-guide/#click= |journal=Politico Europe |access-date=July 8, 2019}} According to an analysis by Bayerischer Rundfunk, Europe Elects was the most cited Twitter account reporting on the European Parliament election, beating established media such as the BBC or Le Monde.{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}} It is quoted frequently in both European{{cite journal |date=November 4, 2018 |title=Spain - Last Spanish polls before election suggest gridlock could continue |url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/04/last-spanish-polls-before-election-suggest-gridlock-could-continue |journal=Euronews |access-date=December 3, 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Ehrich |first1=Issio |date=November 9, 2018 |title=Kampf um das EU-Parlament - In Europa gibt es keinen grünen Höhenflug |url=https://www.n-tv.de/politik/In-Europa-gibt-es-keinen-gruenen-Hoehenflug-article20712175.html |journal=n-tv |access-date=September 26, 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Dall'Orto |first1= Bartolo |date=January 11, 2019 |title=Elezioni europee, la Lega primo partito d'Europa - Secondo le proiezioni di Europe Elects sulle elezioni europee, la Lega avrebbe il maggior numero di deputati all'Europarlamento |url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/elezioni-europee-lega-primo-partito-deuropa-1627549.html |journal=Il Giornale |access-date=September 26, 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Nilsson |first1=Lennart |date=March 19, 2019 |title=EU-valet 2019: Snabba svar på de 7 vanligaste frågorna |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/eu-valet-2019/eu-valet-2019-snabba-svar-pa-de-7-vanligaste-fragorna/ |journal=Expressen |access-date=September 26, 2019}} and worldwide publications,{{cite journal |last1=McGee |first1=Luke |date=February 9, 2019 |title=On Brexit, the EU isn't strong enough to be weak right now |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/opinions/eu-is-not-strong-enough-to-be-weak-analysis-intl-gbr/ |journal=CNN |access-date=September 26, 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Bershidsky |first1=Leonid |date=December 30, 2018 |title=Europe's Left Nearly Died in 2018. Here's How It Can Rise. - Despite shrinking support, traditional leftist parties still have an important cause to fight for. The tools to win are hiding in plain sight. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-12-30/european-socialism-nearly-died-in-2018-but-the-left-can-recover |journal=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=September 26, 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Alexander |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Brexit: Europeans in Brussels say Britain must make a decision on E.U. divorce - "Either they want to stay or they want to leave, which is it?" said one person in Brussels this week.|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/brexit-europeans-brussels-say-britain-must-make-decision-e-u-n1072156 |journal=NBC News |access-date=December 3, 2019}}{{cite journal |date=July 11, 2019 |title=Grad student helms influential Europe Elects site |url=https://campusnews.smu.ca/campusnotes/2019/7/11/saint-marys-student-helms-influential-europe-elects-site |journal=Saint Mary's University (Halifax) |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725142055/https://campusnews.smu.ca/campusnotes/2019/7/11/saint-marys-student-helms-influential-europe-elects-site |url-status=dead }} is referenced by the Centre for European Policy Studies,{{cite journal |date=February 21, 2019 |title=EIR Newsletter|url=http://ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/newsletter_martie_2019_en_final.pdf |journal=Centre for European Policy Studies |access-date=April 22, 2020}}{{cite journal |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Tobias Gerhard Schminke, Founder, Europe Elects |url=http://ideaslab.ceps.eu/speaker/tobias-gerhard-schminke/ |journal=Centre for European Policy Studies |access-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203123216/http://ideaslab.ceps.eu/speaker/tobias-gerhard-schminke/ |url-status=dead }} and is listed in the database of the European Data Journalism Network, a consortium of media and journalists promoting data-driven multilingual coverage of European topics.{{cite journal |date=November 14, 2019 |title=Useful data - Europe Elects |url=https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/eng/News/Useful-data/Europe-Elects |journal=EDJNet - the European Data Journalism Network |access-date=December 3, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://anchor.fm/europaunitedeurochat/episodes/Europa-United-Eurochat-podcast-episode-17---Irish-General-Election-2020-special-eai934|title = Eurochat - Irish General Election 2020 special by the European Network}}
In 2019, Euronews published Europe Elects European Parliament projections.{{cite journal |last1=Schenuit |first1=Felix |title=Sitzprojektionen für die Europawahl: Potenziale und Grenzen eines jungen Phänomens |journal=Duisburg-Essen Publications online |date=13 July 2020 |url=https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00076243}} In 2021, Europe Elects formed
permanent partnerships with Euractiv{{cite journal |date=July 29, 2021 |title=EURACTIV & Europe Elects join up to share polling across the Capitals|url=https://pr.euractiv.com/pr/euractiv-europe-elects-join-share-polling-across-capitals-220473 |journal=Euractiv |access-date=September 6, 2021}} and Decision Desk HQ.{{cite journal |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Decision Desk HQ And Europe Elects Partner To Provide German Election Results And Analysis |url=https://ddhq.io/2021/09/08/decision-desk-hq-and-europe-elects-partner-to-provide-german-election-results-and-analysis/ |journal=Decision Desk HQ |access-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124193625/https://ddhq.io/2021/09/08/decision-desk-hq-and-europe-elects-partner-to-provide-german-election-results-and-analysis/ |url-status=dead }}
Awards
In 2022, Europe Elects was awarded the Dalhousie Impact Award.{{cite journal |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Dal's latest Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar deciphers our changing democracy Political Science PhD Tobias Gerhard Schminke latest Dal recipient|url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2022/05/27/trudeau-scholar-2022-dalhousie-tobias-gerhard-schminke.html |journal=Dal News |access-date=August 27, 2022}}
In 2024, Europe Elects received a grant by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to fight misinformation and disinformation relating to political polls in Europe.{{cite web |last1=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |title=Europe Elects: Truth in Polling |url=https://gulbenkian.pt/emifund/projects/europe-elects-truth-in-polling/ |website=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |publisher=Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |access-date=7 October 2024}}
== See also ==
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