parochial boy
parochial_boy
Junior Chimp
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« on: October 21, 2017, 10:41:59 AM » |
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Low turnout in post-communist Europe is a pretty well established phenomena.
Beyond thatm turnout seems highest in Northern Europe, which is not surprising; and France has a strong tradition of civic engagement. The UK has been much lower in recent elections, (only 59% in 2001 for example), but probaby increased recently as a result of the extreme polaristion/politicisation in the country in the last few years.
As for Switzerland, low turnout is a function of the high number of referenda (about 80% of the population vote in a referendum in any given year), but also the nature of the Federal Government, which means that for a lot of people there is relatively little "point" in voting. Although I would hope the experience of the right-wing majority since 2015 would change that a bit.
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