2024-05-14 14:39:34
The politician believes that, in general, the interest in voting in the EP elections among citizens is not very high, because the EP is far away and not understood.
Voter activity indicators in Latvia this year could be increased by the possibility to vote at any polling station. Ameriks explained the low turnout in the previous elections with the fact that voters were attracted to a specific precinct. However, the places of residence declared by citizens often do not match the actual places of residence.
“With the possibility to vote in any precinct, there is probably hope that the percentage will be higher. It should be understood that there is no great interest in voting for the EP, there is more interest in the local governments, the Saeima,” assessed Ameriks.
He called on the deputies elected from the Latvian EP to cooperate closely with each other in order to better represent the interests of Latvia, because currently politicians only meet at the airport and politicians from Latvia do not even have a common “Whatsapp” group.
EP elections will be held in early June.
2024-05-14 14:39:34