STUDY UNEQUAL DEMOCRACIES WHO DOES (NOT) VOTE IN ROMANIA? This report examines, comparatively, the evolution of voter turnout in Romania since the 1990 elections, focusing on the significant decline in electoral participation and on the most inportant inequalities identified in data from official sources, public opinion surveys, and exit-polls. Although most post-communist countries have registered voter turnout decline since the founding elections, the decline was the highest in Romania. This can be explained, among others, by high emigration and low levels of interest in politics, linked to low levels of trust in political parties. Mircea Com ş a and Claudiu Tufi ș November 2024 The report suggests different solutions to increase voter turnout: remove institutional barriers and improve procedures for diaspora voters, convince political parties to come up with a better offer for voters, and decrease the voting age to 16 for the European Parliament elections, at least.
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