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Abstention: the Big Winner of the Northern Catalan Municipal Elections

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In the 2020 municipal elections, abstention reached a historic record in the French state, with only 44.7% participation, and 42.1% in Northern Catalonia. The blame, at that time, was the health lockdown, which had locked voters at home, in a vote traditionally closely followed by the inhabitants of Northern Catalonia. However, six years later, throughout the state, participation was only 57.6% of voters registered in the municipalities. The ele…
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In the 2020 municipal elections, abstention reached a historic record in the French state, with only 44.7% participation, and 42.1% in Northern Catalonia. The blame, at that time, was the health lockdown, which had locked voters at home, in a vote traditionally closely followed by the inhabitants of Northern Catalonia. However, six years later, throughout the state, participation was only 57.6% of voters registered in the municipalities. The ele…

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VilaWeb.cat broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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