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Abstention, blank vote and null vote: what differences?
Publié le null - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
These three concepts refer to a mode of participation or non-participation in an election. They are very different even if they have in common that they are not counted in the votes cast.
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Abstention means not participating in an election or in referendum operations. It reflects either a lack of interest in public life or an active political choice not to speak out in order to disagree. The trend increase in abstention seems to reflect a crisis of representation and may raise the question of the legitimacy of the elected political power with low turnout. (read more about Vie-publique.fr).
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