The 2014 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 22 and 25 May 2014. It was the 8th parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first in which the European political parties fielded candidates for President of the Commission. 526,535 views on September 15, 2026 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Widow's Bay, Matthew Rhys, John Tuggle, Tom Pelphrey. Wiki link