It is also important to note that in 2007, 84
per cent of the population participated in the ballot, that is there was a 16 per cent abstention rate, whereas in these elections the rate of abstention was 54 per cent at the first round and 49 per cent in the second.
«We have a number
of students who have indicated that they are going to exercise their rights not to
participate in academic activities for the duration
of the strike, and that is probably a little over 10
per cent of the total JD
population, so just under 90
per cent will [
participate],» says Sossin.