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Reasons for abstention in the European elections in France on June 9, 2024

Characteristic	Share of respondents
You think your vote won't change anything	31%
No list matches your expectations	28%
You are not interested in politics	26%
You were not interested in the election campaign	22%
You do not feel concerned about the European elections	18%
You think the election is a foregone conclusion	15%
You want to protest against the way France is governed	12%
You were not in your municipality today	11%
You want to protest against the way Europe is governed	10%
The topics that interest you are not covered	7%
You did not know that the European elections are today	4%
For another reason	8%
NSP	1%

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 9, 2024

Number of respondents

5,645 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Question asked only to people registered on the electoral rolls who abstained

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The original question was: "Why did you not vote today?"

Total exceeds 100 percent because multiple answers were possible.

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This statistic represents the reasons for abstention in the European elections in France on June 9, 2024. One in three abstainers believes that their vote will not change anything. The fact that no list meets their expectations and the lack of interest in politics are also the main reasons for the abstention rate in these European elections.