| Author (Person) | Peel, Quentin |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 5.5.09 |
| Publication Date | 05/05/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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Commentary feature. For the seventh time European voters have a chance in June 2009 to choose the European Parliament in direct elections. But turnout has fallen, from 63% in 1979 to a low of barely 45%. According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, only 34% said they were certain to cast their ballot in June 2009 – ranging from 82% in Greece, where voting is compulsory, to a miserable 17% in Poland and 22% in the UK. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
