Less than half of the voters went to the polls. A historic decline. The turnout at the close of the polls, when the data from almost all the municipalities were received, stood at 49.6%. This is five percentage points less than the previous electoral round in 2019 where participation was 54.5%. The turnout […]
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Less than half of the voters went to the polls. A historic decline. The turnout at the close of the polls, when the data from almost all the municipalities were received, stood at 49.6%. This is five percentage points less than in the previous electoral round in 2019 where participation was 5.5%. 54.5%. The lowest turnout was recorded at South: in Sardinia and in Sicily is below the 40%threshold just exceeded instead in Calabria. In Basilicata comes to about the 43%while in Puglia and in Campania stands at approximately 43%. Abruzzo And Molise respectively to 47% And 48%. Greater decline in voters in the constituency Northwest: 53.96 of those entitled voted, 10 percentage points less than 5 years ago.
Historic drop in turnout at the European elections – For the first time, the 50% threshold was not exceeded for the European elections. With the exception of 2004, when the definitive figure was 71.7%, and 1999 with the 69.8%, the turnout for the European elections has seen a constant and progressive decline. In 2014, 57.22% of eligible voters voted when the polls closed, while in the previous electoral round of 2019, when voting took place only on Sunday, 54.5% went to the polls
Piedmont regional and municipal – The turnout for the regional elections in Piedmont was 55%. Compared to 63% in 2019. While in the municipal elections participation was 62%, approximately five percentage points less than in the previous elections in 2019 (67%). No region went above 70%. In 2019 this threshold was exceeded by Lazio and Umbria.
In Europe – The data arriving from the various EU member states instead confirm a positive trend but little higher than the Italian one: “The turnout for the European elections stood at 51% compared to 50.7% of 2019,” said the spokesperson of the European Parliament Jaume Duch.
