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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9926

23 June 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/elections
Debriefing on media cover of European elections

Brussels, 22/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European elections of June 2009 saw record low turnouts. The, greater or lesser, efforts of the political parties were not sufficient to encourage people to go out and vote. It would appear, as Olivier Le Saëc (IEP, Lille) said, that “the more we try to democratise Europe, the less involved citizens become”. Voters feel that they have not been fully informed but - a positive point - they want more information. To member states falls the heavy...

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