Greece is holding a record of candidates in relation to the electoral body this year, according to figures released by the European Parliament’s press service. The MEP candidates reach 1,299!

In relation to the electorate, Greece has the most prospective MEPs of all EU countries.

Indicatively, Greece, with 21 seats in the EU has more candidates than Germany (1053) with 96 seats, and Italy (807) with 73 seats. In absolute numbers, the most prospective MEPs come from France (3,753) and Spain (2,106).

According to the EP’s press service, during 2014’s European elections, there are a total of 948 lists with 16,351 candidates from 28 member-states for 751 EU Parliament positions.