In less than 50 days, the European elections will take place in the 27 countries of the EU. Traditionally not very mobilizing, the polls this time anticipate a renewed interest in these elections among European citizens: 71% would probably vote according to the Eurobarometer. France seems to be an exception, most polls anticipate low participation, around 45% on average. Many parties try to mobilize voters.
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Rebellious France struggling in the polls – around 8% – has been launching numerous calls since last February to register or vote. LFI tries to mobilize around Gaza and targets in particular an audience from working-class neighborhoods or even young people. More than 75% of 18-34 year olds do not want to go to the polls.
LFI wants, as with the National Rally (RN) on the far right, to make the vote a means of sanctioning the power in place. The favorite in the polls, Jordan Bardella, declared this weekend that the worst opponent is abstention. This would be a small gift to the president », Estimates the head of the RN list.
THE presidential camp, in difficulty in the surveys, does not seem to want low participation either. Its candidate Valérie Hayer dramatizes, making the Europeans the most important in history. It also places the war in Ukraine and its future as the central issue. Renaissance is obviously also banking a lot on a mobilizing effect of Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Thursday April 24 at the Sorbonne.
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