PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN EUROPE is a comprehensive reference guide to the parliamentary elections and governments in the European countries since 1945, the elections to the European Parliament since 1979 and to all significant political parties in Europe. Listed are more than 700 parties. The guide includes basic data of these parties (founding years, political orientations, affiliations to political parties at European level, European Parliament groups, political internationals and other transnational organisations, websites) and a chronological summary of their history (origins, predecessors, name changes, mergers and splits). The country studies in the reference guide are usually divided into four main chapters (political parties, parliamentary elections, European Parliament Elections, governments):

Parliamentary elections from all European countries:

Results of the legislative elections from all European countries since 1945 (national parliaments). The tables are significantly enlarged and more detailed than in the archive of the website.

Elections to the European Parliament:

Detailed results of the European Parliament Elections from all 28 member states since 1979.

Governments:

Heads of states, heads of governments and government parties (parties in cabinet) from all European countries since 1945.

Appendices (2nd Edition):

Regional elections and governments in autonomous regions since 1945 (regions with significant separatist movements).