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From 6 to 9 June, 50.74 % of the eligible voters within the European Union went to a polling station to elect representatives within the European Parliament. That was the very best turnout in thirty years. In Belgium, 89 % voted, however our nation is an exception as a result of, in precept, there’s a voting obligation, which this time additionally utilized to 16- and 17-year-olds. The participation charge was barely decrease amongst ‘first-time voters’ (15 to 24 years) at 85 %.
Other than the voting obligation, rising costs and the price of dwelling have been the principle purpose for voting. 49 % of the thousand Belgian respondents within the survey recognized these subjects as a driving pressure. Throughout your complete EU, these issues additionally drove voters most to the polls (42 %).
In each the EU and Belgium, financial situations have been the second purpose, with 41 and 42 %, respectively. Amongst European voters, 34 % cited the worldwide scenario as motivation, whereas in Belgium it was solely 21 %. Asylum and migration was a theme that mobilized the Belgian voter extra (31 %).
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