(9 Jun 2024)
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Zagreb – 9 June 2024
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1. Various of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at polling station, registering to vote, casting ballot
2. Plenkovic at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Andrej Plenkovic, Croatian Prime Minister:
"This is opportunity for all our citizens to give their vote to representatives who will represent us at the highest representative body on the continent, the European Parliament, which is an extremely important European institution. The institution which together with the Council, which is consisted of representatives of member states, makes European laws, passes the budget, decides on priorities and direction of development of the EU. And because of that, it is important that turnover in this election is as high as possible, so our representatives have strong democratic legitimacy in their work. So, I invite everyone to participate, so this can be an opportunity for expression of citizens’ will in democratic processes, this time much wider in terms of consequences then Croatia itself. Thank you."
4. Plenkovic leaving news conference
STORYLINE:
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic encouraged voters to turn out for the European elections, as he cast his ballot on Sunday morning in Zagreb.
"This is opportunity for all our citizens to give their vote to representatives who will represent us at the highest representative body on the continent, the European Parliament, which is an extremely important European institution," Plenkovic told journalists.
Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European Parliament, the legislative branch of the 27-member bloc.
Millions of Europeans have been casting their ballots this week in one of the world’s biggest democratic elections.
Far-right parties are looking to gain more power amid a rise in the cost of living and farmers’ discontent, while the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are also key topics weighing on the minds of voters.
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