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Between 6 and 9 June, some 350 million people across 27 European Union member states will come together to elect 720 members of the European Parliament. While the parliament to be elected will represent everybody in the bloc, each country votes slightly differently - and that’s particularly apparent this year. While each nation uses the system of proportional representation - which means that a party's share of the vote is reflected in its seat tally - each individual country uses its own variant. Nineteen countries use the preferential voting system, where voters are able to express their pre...
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With a significant turnout, polling stations across nine provinces closed after 14 hours of voting. While officials prepare for tallying, final results aren't imminent. The independent electoral commission plans to announce outcomes by Sunday. The African National Congress faces a challenge to its three-decade rule, with a new generation discontented amid widespread poverty. Despite winning six consecutive elections, the ANC's support has dipped below 50%, potentially endangering its parliamentary majority.
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Ahead of June's vote, Euronews asks MEP candidates and EU citizens to say what their priorities would be if elected to the European Parliament. This episode focuses on equal opportunities when it comes to technology. Stay tuned as Euronews will publish more statements every day. Watch the video above to find out more.
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By BOOM FACT Check Team The country continues to vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections but many people have been complaining about their names missing from the voters' list. Several social media users pointed out that they found out only after reaching the polling booth. We tell you 5 simple steps for checking your name in the official electoral roll well in advance. Go to the Voters' Service Portal on the election commission's website.Click on 'Search in electoral roll'.You can search your name by using the EPIC number or by filling in your personal details or by using your mobile number.Same ...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A viral WhatsApp forward claimed that women voters should remove any nail polish from their fingernails before going to cast their votes, failing which they will not be allowed to vote in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Fact: This message is fake. BOOM reached out to an Election Commission of India (ECI) official who rubbished the viral forward. Tools used: We spoke to ECI joint director Anuj Chandak, who dismissed the viral message and stated that it was fake. Also, two of BOOM's fact-checkers independently confirmed with polling booth officials that the viral message...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Election campaigns, speeches, promises made by politicians—your social media feeds would have it all. But, how well do you know the candidate you're voting for? Here's how you can source official information about all the nominated candidates in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Go to the affidavit portal on the Election Commission's (EC) website.You can search by name of the candidate or use filters and choose the state and constituency they're representing.You will see a 'download' button and the affidavit will contain details of movable and immovable assets, liabilities and ...
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As a Hungarian who lived in Belgium for seven years, I know first-hand the opportunities and challenges of being a mobile European citizen. The ability to live, work, and study anywhere in the EU has been game-changing for people like me and many millions of others and is one of the core reasons for being in the EU. With the 2024 European Parliament elections on the horizon, it’s crucial for those of us living outside our home countries to understand what is at stake — and, importantly, how much our vote matters. Against a backdrop of stirring anti-democratic forces, which could threaten our f...
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By Hazel Gandhi Several old photos of prosthetic fingers from Japan are viral online with the false claim that they show "fake fingers" being used for voting fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the claims are false, the photos date back to 2013 and show how former and current members of the Yakuza, a Japanese crime syndicate, make use of prosthetic fingers to hide their severed digits. One of the posts on X shows two photos of fake fingers with a text in Telugu that can be translated to English as, "Fake fingers are ready for elections. I think polling officers should...
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How do you get the youngest generation excited about voting? This is the challenge an initiative is tackling ahead of this year’s European elections. Changemakers is a wide-ranging initiative from the European University College Association (EucA) that runs programmes to engage young voters across the continent. Its latest programme, Gen Z Votes, takes place over four events in four different countries and puts participants in the driving seat to drive policymaking and the information campaigns around elections. BAFTA Game Awards 2024: Belgian title "Baldur's Gate 3" triumphs with five wins A ...
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Columbus (AFP) - As the clock ticks down on a high-stakes vote in the US state of Ohio, activists are out in force urging voters to decide whether to explicitly enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. It is a fraught, emotional issue and passions run high for the Tuesday vote -- partly because the decision may prove a bellwether of sentiment on the issue in national elections that are one year away. Some Ohio residents have been voting in advance for weeks but activists on both sides of the issue are canvassing to the last minute. On a sunny morning, 27-year-old Summer McLain...
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