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The turnout in the most recent European elections was 43%. The makeup of the EP doesn't support your claim either. It is dominated by essentially the same parti
by fauigerzigerk 9y ago
The turnout in the most recent European elections was 43%. The makeup of the EP doesn't support your claim either. It is dominated by essentially the same parties that rule on a national level.
- TomMarius 9y agoThat's true for the western part of the union, but it's very different in the eastern part. In the Czech Republic, it's been 31%, 28% and 28% (since 2004), and our voters are participating the most compared to other eastern states.
- onestone 9y agoIt's also true for other countries in the eastern part of the union.
- fauigerzigerk 9y ago43% is the average across the EU. It's not surprising that it takes a while for new members to fully participate. You are mistaken about Czech turnout though. It's the second lowest of all members: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/turnout.html http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/turno... [Edit] For comparison: Turnout in the 2014 US mid-term elections was 36%. In the most recent presidential elections it was 55%.