Weekly Election Highlights | News

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Weekly Election Highlights | News

As we approach the ********* Elections in June, Parliament’s press services will be publishing a weekly newsletter, highlighting the main election-related news of the week so that you do not miss anything or need a reminder of what information is available and where to find it. The newsletter will be published each Friday until 7 June.

Election days

Next week between 6 and 9 June 2024 more than 370 million ********* citizens are eligible to vote in the 27 Member States to elect 720 members of the ********* Parliament. The results will be available in real time on the

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Practical details for media can be found here. For live coverage of election days and night, click

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Campaigning on the ground

With the ********* elections right around the corner, initiatives are multiplying to inform citizens about the importance of voting. Below, a snapshot of the many actions taken across the EU.

• The ********* Parliament’s liaison office in Greece and the municipality of Athens jointly
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  for volunteers and senior citizens on 28 May. Participants had the opportunity to test their EU knowledge and the chance to win collectible gifts.
• The ********* Parliament’s office in Slovenia worked with hosts of the RTVSLO Saturday late-night show Tilen Artač and Robert Petan on three music videos promoting the ********* elections.
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  to their first song “********* Elections. Come, be there”.
• Volunteers from the
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  have launched an EU-wide mobile app called
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  to help voters identify the political options that best fit their preferences at the elections.

• Bulgarian choir “the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices” together with the Institute for the Development of Public Environment and the Convo Foundation have filmed several videos on low turnout. One third of singers start singing – the full choir joins in later to highlight the difference participation can make. See the video about Sofia
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Multipliers

The ********* Parliament welcomes initiatives by private companies promoting the importance of voting in the upcoming elections. Below a few examples:

• Spotify launched a
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  on 21 May to encourage people to vote in the ********* elections and will be sending in-app notifications to users leading to the ********* Parliament’s election webpages on 6-9 June.
• Oatly is encouraging business leaders in Europe to join them in mobilising their employees, communities and customers to vote in the upcoming election. With banners on buildings across Europe and the organisation of film screenings in
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  , they are sharing their message:
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• Coca-Cola Europe
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  ”Options exist. The choice is yours. 6-9 June 2024” on social media and using tailored external amplification in some countries to encourage people to vote in the upcoming ********* elections.
• Apple is
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  in all EU-27 App Store storefronts, reaching millions of users. Apple is also spotlighting official EU apps like the ********* Parliament’s “Citizens’ App”, as well as news apps and ride hailing apps so voters can easily get to the polling stations.
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  . For these ********* elections, they are giving free rides to go to vote and sending email and in-app notifications to users.
• Private companies are also making efforts to counter disinformation in the run-up to the
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  recently committed to act – as did
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Good to know

Did you know that Estonia is the only EU country where voting online is possible for the ********* elections? For more facts about the upcoming ********* elections, click

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Tools for the Press

Do you want to know more about the ********* Elections 2024? The Press Tool Kit has information on this and much more.

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