Although abstention from European elections remained essentially stable in the European Union as a whole compared to 2019, in Greece, it increased by 17.3 percentage points from the previous European elections, reaching 58.61% —meaning that for the first time in our country, abstainers outnumbered participants.
Pod črto have analysed the systemic reasons why almost one in two Europeans chooses not to vote.
At the end of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the average MEP is a white male aged 54. Only three are under 30.
At least 381,000 people in the European Union have no official nationality, depriving them of fundamental rights.
Non-voters are older, poor and less educated: this is the profile that emerges from an analysis of socio-economic data from Italian municipalities with abstention levels over 60 percent in 2019 and 2022.
‘The European Union dictates most of the legislation of member states’, goes the popular argument that national governments and parties like to make against Bruxelles. But it's worth getting the facts straight.
On 9 June, Europeans will be voting to elect their next European Parliament. Data analysis by SWR Data Lab shows that the European Parliament is not as diverse as it could be.
In the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Europe's far-right parties are stronger than ever. On the one hand, this will probably mean that there will be more far-right MEPs in the next EP, but far right parties in their current form are too divided and disorganised to represent a real force.
Investigation by Noteworthy finds disabled people are significantly underrepresented, with little practical support given to improve participation.
Just three of the 705 current MEPs are under 30, with the European Parliament historically being seen as ‘a retirement place’ - and that's not likely to change soon.
