The European Parliament is seen as the European Union’s representative and most legitimate institution. Still, a question arises when we look at the way that its members are elected. Surely it is very important that direct universal elections are held in member states, but given the fact that each of them are organized according to a specific national electoral law, the result of these elections may not be as representative as it seems, especially in terms of the groups of citizens that are at risk of political social exclusion. My analysis shall focus on women’s political participation, while including an intersectional perspective on Roma, disabled, LGBTQI women. I shall apply the electoral theories framework that exposes the benefits and disadvantages of every electoral system. I shall apply these to the European elections in order to highlight the influence of these nationally imposed conditions upon the electoral competition.
