On the other hand, the Socialist Party lost support almost everywhere, especially in countries – Spain, Portugal, Hungary, and the Netherlands – where it is in power. The European socialist party (ESP), which held 215 deputies in the old parliament, secured only 160 seats. In France and Denmark, where the Socialist Party is in opposition, it did no better.
另一方面，左翼的社会党几乎在任何一个国家，尤其是在其执政的西班牙、葡萄牙、匈牙利和荷兰都丧失了支持，以致曾在上届议会中拥有215席的欧洲社会党团（ESP）在本次选举中也只保住了160个席位。而在社会党只是在野党的法国和丹麦这些国家，情况也未好转，只有希腊是个例外。在法国，社会党的得票率甚至几乎被由魅力超凡的丹尼尔·科恩-本迪特所领导的绿党联盟——欧洲生态党——所赶超。