What do first time voters think of the European elections? | BBC News

Voters across Europe are heading to the polls, with nearly two million additional teenagers eligible to cast their ballot for the first time.

Changes to the law in some EU countries mean 16 and 17 year olds in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Greece and Malta are able to take part.

In the 2019 European elections, young people turned out in record numbers, their votes going overwhelmingly to green parties.

This time opinion polls suggest the far right will make significant gains - helped by unprecedented support from younger voters.

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[hulrvrg]

It's not the European elections!!! It's the EU elections! Not every country in Europe is a part of the EU.

[SB]

Left = "progressive"
Not Left = "Far Right"

[MARKCRASTO]

2:16 so farmers are also right wing extremists eh? Then the food u eat is also right wing extremist? That was a very bad segway guys.

[martthesling]

I love the BBC telling me what to think.

[sebastianguerre]

Young people are more likely to be naive and idealistic but as they go through life become more and more right wing as they get more experience of reality although there are always exceptions to the rule.

[Pidalin]

I thought that age is standardised by EU in EU elections. Here in Czechia, we vote from 18 and it's not literally fair for everyone when in some other countries, people can vote from 16, because it can change results a lot, becuase 16 vs 18 can be pretty big difference in mentality.

[REDCOW]

Mannheim didnt set a good tone for immigration policy did it?

[andyanderson]

Excellent comments by these youngsters...❤

[oceanwave]

We are not Far Right. We are just Right(eous). 🥰

[MrJuby]

Vote for the Rigth Wings, then Europe could change

[RiversRider]

The British blew a 13 colony lead but still insists on telling the US they are wrong…😂

[astamano]

I think 18 or 20 should be the minimum

[ClydeBreeze_]

Yes and they will probably be voting for whoever has the strictest approach on immigration!

[chameleon]

THE YOUTH ARE ANGRY. WE WILL MAKE OUT VOICES HEARD. EUROPE FOR EUROPEANS

[arthurbrandao]

the Right rises and the leftness goes to meet it - Snoke

[benenty]

There is going to be European Union soon France will leave the Netherlands will leave Germany might leave after there election Austria more likely now i think Sweden will leave.

[peter_oso]

Ufff... I doubt that last sentence is correct. More than half century ago there was not EU, only Community. And that was by design - to help with cooperation, not to create dictate of different entity on highest level. Be precise, not even EU is the same as was before European Comission became political and tiresly works to destroy everything that is good. They started with language and this sentence is an example of it.

[themanwnoname]

There is no God. But the Lord is definitely watching :)

[ArjunGhag-ixte]

Anxiety & Suicides cud rise in young as per Prof J.Haight & cause 80% of age 16 to vote far right.

[NoMoreVoxPops]

I often wonder what part Catholicism plays in much of this...