Major Ruling Parties Rebuffed In European Parliament Election
FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, AND BRITAIN saw ruling parties lose ground as unofficial returns from the European Parliament elections indicated mixed results. Italy challenged the Christian Democrats as the Communist Party narrowed the gap, while turnout lagged behind 1979 across most participating nations.
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Poland election turnout tests Solidarity boycott
Warsaw AP reports Poland’s 1981 local and regional elections drew the lowest turnout yet, official unofficial returns show 75 percent of 26 million eligible voters voting. Solidarity leaders urged a boycott while Lech Walesa attended Mass in Gdansk and protests circulated in Krakow Nowa Huta.
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