Participation in presidential elections is 1 of the fundamental rights of citizens, a pillar of democracy. Nevertheless, not everywhere in Poland, residents are equally keen to usage the anticipation of voting. The elections of May 18, 2025 showed one more time that there are regions where attendance clearly deviates from the national average. This list has been headed by the Opole Voivodeship for years.
In the first circular of the electionóin presidential, któthe ra was held on 18 May, war attendanceóOpolskie dwórcie was only 57.64 percent. Although this consequence represents a slight improvement compared to erstwhile electionsóin (in 2020 it was 56.68 percent), the region inactive pales against the remainder of the country.
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Detailsóed Krapkowice County, where only 51.21 percent of eligible people went to urn. Even worse was in Municipality of Zębowice - attendance has fallen to only 41.61 percent.
How to explain lowattendance?
Specialists for yearsóThey understand, Why Opolszczyzna residents take part in elections little often. This problem is not just about election.óin presidential - low civic activity is visibleóAs for the electionóParliamentary and European.
One of the most common causes is labour emigration. People who have lived abroad for years are inactive listed as votersówhich importantly lowers the voting rate.
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Someórisóless system reasons for electoral absence. Elections took place during the intensive EU-com season, and in many places the weather was bad. Although for parts of waspsób are most likely secondary factors, combined with deficiency of motivation and a low sense of impact on reality can effectively discourage raMowing.
Chance of improvementótce
Second Electionóin presidential is planned for 1 June. For the highest office in the state will fight RafaTrzaskowski (Civil Coalition) and Karol Nawrocki (supported by PiS).
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The consequence of this clash may depend on róand from mobilizing votersóin regions, które dotThere was no advanced turnout. For the WarsóThis will be an chance to break the unpleasant trend and show that The voice of all citizen matters.
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