Sentences with phrase «declining voting rate»

This high level of participation in political affairs is not typical for a country where the declining voting rate in the national elections stands at 65 % (2009).

The report commences by reciting some of the many crises confronting the continent, including youth unemployment (above or approaching 50 % in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Ireland); obesity (most severe in Greece and Italy); bullying (especially in Austria, Estonia, Russia, Belgium, and Portugal); and declining voting rates (Switzerland, Poland, and Portugal).

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Interviewed by Ian Thomas of Agenda (Financial Times publication for corporate directors) concerning the declining rates of sensitivity from directors regarding negative shareholder voting during re-nominations, September 9, 2013.