Excessive turnout in European elections, 60 % voted in Urk

Extra Flevolanders seem to have voted for a brand new European Parliament on Thursday than in earlier European elections. The polling stations closed at 9pm on Thursday and the primary municipal districts introduced the voting numbers.

Urc takes the cake in Flevoland. As much as 60 % of these eligible to vote went to the polls, town stated. On the earlier European elections in 2019, this was nonetheless 51.3 %. Zeewolde and the Noordoostpolder proceed with each greater than 49 %. In each cities this was greater than within the earlier elections.

In Almere, the provisional turnout is 33.2 %, which was barely lower than in 2019, when it was 33.7 %. When the polling station in Lelystad closed, the turnout was 36.3 %. The turnout was additionally higher there within the earlier elections, when 37 % went to the polls. Dronten had a turnout of virtually 47 %, greater than 3 % greater than 5 years in the past.

Nationally, the forecast for turnout is 44 %, experiences Ipsos I&O. That is the best turnout for the European elections in additional than thirty years. The final report dates again to 1989, a couple of months earlier than the autumn of the Berlin Wall. Then 47.5 % went to the polls.

An summary of the turnout:
Almere: 33.2% (2019: 33.7%)
Dronten: 46.78% (2019: 43.22%)
Lelystad: 36.3% (2019: 37%)
Noordoostpolder: 49.1% (2019: 44.17%)
Urk: 60.0% (2019: 51.3%)
Zeewolde: 49.36% (2019: 45.47%)

A neck and neck race
GroenLinks-PvdA seems to be the most important get together within the European Parliament elections. In line with the primary exit ballot by Ipsos I&O, this mix will acquire 8 seats. The PVV continues with 7 seats.

The brand new European Parliament has a complete of 720 seats. The Netherlands selected 31 of them on Thursday. Closing election outcomes might not be introduced till Sunday. Most EU member states vote on Sunday.