SLOVAKIA: BLACK HOLE OF THE EUROPEAN VOTE

It is not a country that rushes to the polls. Already in the European elections of 2004 and 2009, Slovakia scored highest in abstention among the European Union Member States with only 17% and 20% voter turnout respectively. But the worst was yet to come: the record low was achieved by the vote this May, with a 13% turnout, an embarassment for Bratislava, especially when compared to the European average (43%) or with neighbouring Austria (46%).

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