January 15, 2009

EP Elections Website


The European Parliament website has launched a special section for its 2009 elections which will take place in June. Even though the campaign will mainly take place in the Member States, the Parliament also intends to participate in the debate, mainly to increase voter turnout, which has continued to decline since the first elections by universal suffrage in 1979, and which is shaping up to be very low once more.

As well as information on candidates and constituencies, the site includes sections which clarify the role of MEPs and put forward several reasons to vote as well as. It also contains a review of the Parliament's main achievements over the 2004-2009 period as well as a ''looking ahead'' section which examines which dossiers will be worked on in the coming months. There is also the possibility of following debates online.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/default.htm?language=en

Posted by iroronan at January 15, 2009 10:55 AM