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  • Lower Swedish voter turnout in the EU election and clear regional differences

    The Swedish voter turnout in the 2024 EU election decreased by two percent points but was slightly higher than the EU average. There is a 40-percentage point difference between the municipality with the highest turnout and the lowest turnout. Voter turnout decreased the most in Municipalities who held local referendums in the previous election in 2019.

  • EU sympathies in Sweden have increased over time

    Last spring, 60 percent of the electorate was in favour of the Swedish EU membership, which corresponds to a doubling compared to 1996. But there are clear differences between the sympathizers of the different political parties. The Swedish voter turnout in the elections to the European Parliament has also increased and been above the EU average in the last three elections.

  • Voter turnout in the European Parliament elections increasing in Sweden

    Voter turnout in the European Parliament elections was 55 percent in Sweden – increasing for the third consecutive election. The Moderate Party, the Sweden Democrats, the Centre Party and the Christian Democrats received more seats compared with 2014. The Social Democrats remained unchanged, but still received most seats.

  • 70 000 young first-time voters in the European Parliament elections

    In the 2019 European Parliament elections, 489 000 young people in Sweden will vote for the first time in a European Parliament election. Among these young people, 70 000 were not eligible to vote in the 2018 general elections. In total, 7.3 million Swedish citizens registered in Sweden may vote in the European Parliament election.