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This Discussion Paper puts together relevant data on the inclusion of young people and women in European Parliament elections.

Democracy involves popular control over decision-making, and political equality among those exercising that control. In parliamentary democracies, day-to-day control is delegated to elected politicians, who organize themselves in political parties. Globally, political parties have become an important interface between government and the people.

The elder generation comprises the fastest-growing age group in Europe; the proportion of elderly people has increased significantly compared to the younger generation.

This study takes a comprehensive approach to understanding the reasons why young people abstain from voting in large numbers in elections to the European Parliament.

It considers both the sociological profile of young abstainers and the offers that political parties make.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) presented on 30 April to the Europe ministers of the 27 EU Member States the key findings of its Policy Paper “Towards an enlarged Union: Upholding the rule of law”.