Post by account_disabled on Jan 31, 2024 3:33:33 GMT -6
They all belong to the Western-Atlantic and Nordic areas. On the contrary, those who are in the lowest half of economic development are those who vote the least, with the repeated exception of Malta. c) Social development This trend is confirmed if we focus on social structures. I have turned, due to its high acceptance as a reference for international analysis, to the Human Development Index (HDI), prepared by the UN. The countries that have the highest HDI are the Western-Atlantic and Nordic countries, which are the ones with the lowest abstention rates. It so happens, surely not by chance, that the two countries in the central-eastern and southern areas with the highest percentage of citizen voting (Slovenia and Malta) are those with the highest HDI in their respective areas.
National-populism strikes back Here it is necessary to highlight two deviations with respect to electoral participation. Switzerland has the highest HDI in the world, despite its pronounced electoral abstention. And the Phone Number Database United Kingdom, which surpasses Slovakia and Malta in human development, lags behind them in voter turnout. However, other reference indices modify this fixed schedule of social development in Europe somewhat. Specifically, I am referring to the poverty and risk of social exclusion index that the European Union has just updated, which is why it only includes member countries. The scale is composed in the opposite direction to that of the previous graphs. We observe that, contrary to the HDI, the countries with the worst results are not the same as those with low electoral participation, except Romania and Bulgaria. Spain and Greece appear here in the worst positions, while the position of Portugal and Cyprus improves.
Also striking are the cases of France and Germany (in medium-low positions) or, conversely, the Central European countries, which occupy the bracket with the lowest risk of exclusion. This is undoubtedly due to the effect of immigration. Immigrant populations are those that suffer the greatest risk of exclusion and are a group that, for the most part, does not have the right to vote; Therefore, it does not increase the abstention rate. BENEFICIARIES OF PARTICIPATION It is true that a low degree of participation, or a high degree of abstention, generally favors parties on the center-right spectrum. This consideration is supported by the generally more critical and non-conformist character of the left-wing electorate. From the conservative and liberal sectors, this and other traditional manifestations of the left are being fought, as part of the “cultural war” waged in the political arena.
National-populism strikes back Here it is necessary to highlight two deviations with respect to electoral participation. Switzerland has the highest HDI in the world, despite its pronounced electoral abstention. And the Phone Number Database United Kingdom, which surpasses Slovakia and Malta in human development, lags behind them in voter turnout. However, other reference indices modify this fixed schedule of social development in Europe somewhat. Specifically, I am referring to the poverty and risk of social exclusion index that the European Union has just updated, which is why it only includes member countries. The scale is composed in the opposite direction to that of the previous graphs. We observe that, contrary to the HDI, the countries with the worst results are not the same as those with low electoral participation, except Romania and Bulgaria. Spain and Greece appear here in the worst positions, while the position of Portugal and Cyprus improves.
Also striking are the cases of France and Germany (in medium-low positions) or, conversely, the Central European countries, which occupy the bracket with the lowest risk of exclusion. This is undoubtedly due to the effect of immigration. Immigrant populations are those that suffer the greatest risk of exclusion and are a group that, for the most part, does not have the right to vote; Therefore, it does not increase the abstention rate. BENEFICIARIES OF PARTICIPATION It is true that a low degree of participation, or a high degree of abstention, generally favors parties on the center-right spectrum. This consideration is supported by the generally more critical and non-conformist character of the left-wing electorate. From the conservative and liberal sectors, this and other traditional manifestations of the left are being fought, as part of the “cultural war” waged in the political arena.