The improved turnout among at least 14 member states was hailed by European Parliament spokesperson Jaume Duch, who spoke of preliminary figures indicating a total turnout of around 51%, a modest improvement on the 50.66% figure from 2019.
Other countries with major turnout rises included Slovakia (+9.6 points), Czechia (+7.7 points), Portugal (+6.7 points), the Netherlands (+4.2 points) and Germany (+3.4 points).
At the low end, Croatia saw just 21.34% of voters cast ballots, down sharply from 29.85% in 2019. Lithuania also struggled at 28.94%, as did Bulgaria with 31.8% despite…
