Voter turnout

Projected Labour Majority

The majority of Greek citizens spoke through silence and abstained from the recent European election. Voter turnout was just 41%, much lower than that in the June 2023 national election (54%). To interpret this record high abstention rate, one common and one more dramatic explanation have been suggested. The first tells us that the European Parliament elections are not of interest to citizens.

A recent analysis by the Institute for the Development of the Public Environment (IRPS) highlights a significant decline in the use of machine voting during Bulgaria's parliamentary elections on June 9. This decline marks a stark contrast to previous elections, where voting technology was a focal point of political discourse and legislative adjustments.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) reported a 34.41% voter turnout at the end of election day on Sunday, June 9. By 20:00, 2,268,644 people had voted for the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the turnout for the European Parliament elections was slightly lower, with 33.79%, or 2,074,192 voters.

Sunday's European Parliament election reflected discontent with the conservative New Democracy government in Greece, but without pointing to an alternative. Citizens - those who voted and those who did not, en masse - expect more. 

Türkiye's top electoral authority has disclosed notable disparities in voter turnout across various regions in the local polls held on March 31, with Bingöl registering the lowest participation rate at 59.63 percent, while Artvin recorded the highest figure at 83.44 percent.

BELGRADE - The voter turnout in Sunday's elections in Serbia was 9.94 pct as of 10 am, the head of the national statistical office, Miladin Kovacevic, told a press conference at the offices of the national electoral commission.

By comparison, in the previous elections, held on April 3 last year, the turnout as of 10 am was 9.59 pct, Kovacevic said.

It is the first such case in the last few decades, reports Yonhap.
A total of 27,858 workers, peasants, intellectuals and officials were elected as new members of local provincial assemblies, cities and counties in Sunday's local elections, according to a Central Election Commission report published by North Korea's official KCNA news agency.

Metodi Baikushev is the new mayor of Blagoevgrad, according to data with 100% processed protocols in the Regional Central Committee.

• Metodi Baikushev - WCC-DB - 50.21%
• Ilko Stoyanov - initiative committee - 47.24%
• I support no one - 2.56%

Voter turnout is lower compared to the first round.

There are only 7 reports of election violations.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has reported that the election day has been proceeding normally as of 5:00 PM. There have been 18 complaints and 27 reports related to various irregularities so far, with the majority of them being addressed to the Regional Electoral Commissions (RECs).