Czechs lukewarm about EP elections

Czechs consider elections to the European Parliament less important than general, regional and local elections, according to a poll conducted by the STEM agency. The poll shows that two-thirds of Czechs consider local elections the most significant, followed by general elections. Czechs elected their MEPs for the first time in June 2004, a month after the country joined the EU. The election turnout was only 28.3 percent. The EP election turnout has been dropping in all member states. The average turnout in the previous elections was 46 percent.