💡All you need to know about the EU elections and elections observation

A Q&A to increase voters’ understanding about the functioning of the European Union and the process of European elections, and to enhance participation in the 6-9 June 2024 elections.

Despite European elections being of great political importance for citizens in every European Union (EU) Member State, over the past years, voter participation in European elections has been rather low, having seen an increase in 2019 for the first time in two decades. Low turnout is often a reflection of insufficient knowledge about the EU and the electoral process. Moreover, European elections differ from one another, being conducted based on each Member State’s electoral laws, with only limited unified electoral rules for the whole Union.

SEEEDS' partner Election-Watch.EU published Questions & Answers (Q&A) as part of the Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies (SEEEDS) project. Its aim is to increase voters’ understanding of the functioning of the European Union and the process of European elections, as well as to enhance participation in the 6-9 June 2024 elections. The Q&A also includes a section on election observation, which is recognised internationally as a means of supporting and strengthening democratic processes.

This document aims to support a broad, interested public, but especially a new generation of young and first-time voters, who can engage with the issue in the run-up to the European elections and use the Q&A as a basis for discussion in civic education classes.

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