Norway: the recipe that pays off to get young people to vote
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Norwegians were able to vote early as part of the renewal of their Parliament, which took place on September 13, 2021. © Getty Images / Picture Alliance / Steffen Trumpf
By: Frédéric Faux
With around 80% participation, the mobilization of young Norwegian people to vote is very high.
A rate that many other countries could envy, but which owes nothing to chance.
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In this Scandinavian country, young people are made aware of the electoral issue from an early age.
All kinds of actions are set up for adolescents and children to get them interested in political life - in public places as well as in schools.
Coupled with early voting, which is very widespread, the strategy is paying off, as the legislative elections in September confirmed.
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