By Euronews
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first direct European Parliament election of June 1979.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first direct European Parliament election of June 1979.
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The vote, on June 7-10, 1979 saw nine European nations head to the polls to elect members of the parliament.
The European Parliament says the historic vote signalled "the end of a long and arduous attempt to institute this new degree of democracy in the European Community".
This year's vote will be held from May 23-26.
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