In forty years, the abstention rate in the elections for the European Parliament of the citizens of the European Union has increased by 13 points, and that of the French by more than ten points. With the exception of 2009 and 2019, the French abstention rate in this election is higher than that recorded in the EU. In 2019, half of French citizens registered to vote did not go to the polls, and this proportion reached 60 percent
Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019
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Fondapol. (November 26, 2021). Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/
Fondapol. "Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019." Chart. November 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/
Fondapol. (2021). Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/
Fondapol. "Abstention Rate of The French in The European Elections Compared to That of European Citizens between 1979 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/
Fondapol, Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Abstention rate of the French in the European elections compared to that of European citizens between 1979 and 2019 [Graph], Fondapol, November 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297887/french-european-abstention-rates-european-elections/