EP elections: Turnout drops to 78.8%

EP elections: Turnout drops to 78.8%
Turnout for yesterday’s European Parliament elections reached 78.81 percent, down from 82.4 percent for the same elections in 2004, according to figures issued by the Electoral Commission.

The figure, while being one of the lowest in a nation-wide election in Malta, is still expected to be the highest among the 27 EU countries which are holding elections for the European Parliament between last Thursday and today.

Turnout was highest in the fourth district, at 82.72% while the lowest was the 12th district with 72.06%.