As EU citizens head to the polls, pensioners are becoming the continent's most powerful voting bloc. AP reporters traveled to a mountainous region of Evrytania in central Greece, home to Europe's oldest voters.
KARPENISI, Greece — In the mountainous Evrytania region of Greece, fir trees cover the hills, deer and wolves roam the lush landscape and waterfalls add to the dramatic scenery, earning it the nickname “Little Switzerland.”The area — a winding, three-hour drive from Athens — has the oldest population in the whole European Union. Residents are 54.3 years old on average.
Greece has one of the oldest populations in the world, with an average age of 44.5 years, said Kyriakos Pierrakakis, director of research at the Athens-based thinktank diaNEOsis. “People want you to remember what you’ve told them and who they are. That way, they can tell you really are trying to address their needs,” she said.
The large numbers of political ads on Greek TV are signs that “Europe is aging, and that older people care more about elections,” he said. Overall turnout for European parliamentary elections has been below 50% for the past two decades, falling steadily since they were first held in 1979, when participation reached 62%.
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