European Parliament elections: ‘positive trend’ in turnout - by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Against a background of concerns that European Parliament elections from June 4 to 7 2009 would be marred by low voter turnout, freshly-released results of an opinion indicate an upward trend to a possible 49 per cent. This is according to a June 4 statement by the European Parliament, drawing on an opinion survey done by TNS between May 4 and 15. A previous Eurobarometer survey, done in February, suggested that turnout would be 34 per cent.
The figures emerged as the UK and Netherlands went to the polls on June 4. In both cases, several surveys predicted turnout would be low, but in the UK, there were some claims that a higher turnout would be fuelled by public anger at the expenses scandal -- further damaging Gordon Brown’s Labour Party and hitting the Tories too. The European Parliament said that the latest data on early voting in European Parliament elections in Finland, Sweden and Estonia showed a positive trend in turnout.
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