Iepriek\u0161\u0113j\u0101s Eiropas parlamenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161an\u0101s Lietuvas iedz\u012bvot\u0101ju aktivit\u0101te bijusi sal\u012bdzino\u0161i augsta, jo kopum\u0101 savu balsi atdeva 53% iedz\u012bvot\u0101ju, kam\u0113r Latvij\u0101 tie bija vien 33%. Tiesa, \u0161ogad ar\u012b lietuvie\u0161u v\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ji var\u0113tu b\u016bt pas\u012bv\u0101ki, jo Eiropas Parlamenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anas j\u016bnij\u0101 nesakr\u012bt ne ar vienu citu balsojumu Lietuv\u0101. Iepriek\u0161 tur \u0161\u0101da situ\u0101cija bijusi pirms 15 gadiem un pie v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anu urn\u0101m ierad\u0101s tikai katrs piektais balssties\u012bgais. \n\nLatvijas Radio aptauj\u0101tie Vi\u013c\u0146as iedz\u012bvot\u0101ji pie Eiropas Savien\u012bbas priorit\u0101t\u0113m min aizsardz\u012bbu, izgl\u012bt\u012bbu, vides probl\u0113mas un ar\u012b cilv\u0113kties\u012bbas. V\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ji savu izv\u0113li pl\u0101no gan \u013coti apzin\u0101ti, gan izdaru to p\u0113d\u0113j\u0101 br\u012bd\u012b, savuk\u0101rt jaunie\u0161i bie\u017ei nesl\u0113pj, ka nepl\u0101no piedal\u012bties v\u0113l\u0113\u0161an\u0101s.\n\nLietuvie\u0161iem \u0161ogad ir j\u0101b\u016bt akt\u012bviem kopum\u0101 tr\u012bs da\u017e\u0101d\u0101s v\u0113l\u0113\u0161an\u0101s. Patlaban norit prezidenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anu pirm\u0101 k\u0101rta un priek\u0161\u0101 v\u0113l otr\u0101 k\u0101rta. Vasar\u0101 b\u016bs Eiropas Parlamenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anas un ruden\u012b j\u0101v\u0113l ar\u012b Lietuvas parlaments. Lietuvas Centr\u0101l\u0101s v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anu komisijas priek\u0161s\u0113d\u0113t\u0101ja Lina Petroniene neizsl\u0113dz, ka v\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ju pasivit\u0101te var izpausties tie\u0161i Eiropas Parlamenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161an\u0101s, kuras \u0161oreiz nesakr\u012bt ar citu v\u0113l\u0113\u0161anu dien\u0101m, kas parasti veicina v\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ju aktivit\u0101ti.\n\nLietuv\u0101 liel\u0101k\u0101 v\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ju grupa ir cilv\u0113ki 44 l\u012bdz 75 gadu vecum\u0101. Iepriek\u0161\u0113j\u0101s Eiropas Parlamenta v\u0113l\u0113\u0161an\u0101s visvair\u0101k savu balsi atdevusi vec\u0101k\u0101 paaudze ap 74 gadu vecum\u0101, kuru aktivit\u0101te sasniedza 64%. Tikm\u0113r, piem\u0113ram, 24 gadus vecu un jaun\u0101ku v\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ju aktivit\u0101te Lietuv\u0101 parasti ir tikai ap 20%.