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Marruecos acude a las urnas en plena crisis de Ceuta bajo la amenaza de una abstención récord

Los jóvenes se desentienden de la legislativas un año después del estallido de la Generación Z: solo el 4% de los menores de 24 años se registra para poder votar

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Marruecos acude a las urnas en plena crisis de Ceuta bajo la amenaza de una abstención récord

Morocco is set to go to the polls on Wednesday amid a crisis in Ceuta and social unrest, despite a threat of a record abstention in the legislative elections. The campaign has seen little in the way of large-scale rallies or the usual excitement of election-day activity, as citizens have grown disengaged from the political class.

With a voluntary registration census, only 17.5 million registered citizens out of Morocco's 38 million inhabitants are eligible to vote, even though 28 million are over the age of majority and eligible to participate. In the last election five years ago, half of the registered voters abstained. A year after the surge of protests by Generation Z, the youth have largely shunned the ballot box.

The voting power of those aged 18 to 24 (12% of the population) has fallen to 4% of registered voters.

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