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Turnout in Greece in the May 2019 European Parliament election was higher than in the July 2019 parliamentary general election (Photo: European Parliament)

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Turnout: the highs, the lows, and the outliers

The turnout at the last European elections in May 2019 was a source of satisfaction to the European Parliament as an institution. For the first time in the history of direct elections, turnout had risen compared with the previous elections.

The 28-country turnout was over 50 percent, the first time the parliament had hit this benchmark since the election for ...

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Lewis Baston is an election analyst whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Times. His forthcoming book 'Borderlines' about border zones in Europe will be published in June. 

Turnout in Greece in the May 2019 European Parliament election was higher than in the July 2019 parliamentary general election (Photo: European Parliament)

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Author Bio

Lewis Baston is an election analyst whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Times. His forthcoming book 'Borderlines' about border zones in Europe will be published in June. 

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