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 800 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) and a chronological summary of their history (origins, predecessors, name changes, mergers and splits):

Parliamentary elections:

Detailed results of the legislative elections from all European countries since 1945 (national elections).

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:

Regional elections and governments in autonomous regions since 1945 (national minority regions and autonomous regions with separatist or regionalist tendencies).