Elections for the European Parliament and other news
• EUROPEANS go to the polls on for elections to the European Parliament that start on Thursday June 4th with Dutch and British voters the first to make their choices. The remainder of the voters among the European Union’s 500m people in 27 countries cast their votes over the next three days. Enthusiasm is generally low for European elections. Moreover, in many countries voters use the election to send a message to national governments rather than concentrating on EU-wide issues.
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