1984 European Parliament election
The 1984 European Parliament election was the first since the inaugural election of 1979 and the 1981 enlargement of the European Community to include Greece. It was also the last before the accession of Spain and Portugal in 1986.
Image: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild F061785 0005, Hamburg, CDU Bundesparteitag, Egon Klepsch (cropped)
Image: Henry Plumb (cropped)
Image: Giovanni Cervetti
Image: Simone Veil (1984)
1979 European Parliament election
The 1979 European Parliament election was a series of parliamentary elections held across all 9 European Community member states. They were the first European elections to be held, allowing citizens to elect 410 MEPs to the European Parliament, and also the first international election in history.
Image: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild F061785 0005, Hamburg, CDU Bundesparteitag, Egon Klepsch (cropped)
Image: Giorgio Amendola 1972
Image: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild F052010 0020, Kiel, FDP Bundesparteitag, Bangemann
Helmut Schmidt on the campaign trail in 1979