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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Britons should be forced to vote, says influential charity as turnouts drop

Every eligible voter in Britain should be forced to cast a ballot, the Constitution Society has said, warning that plummeting turnouts are fuelling the rise of right-wing populists.

The educational charity said “disastrously low” turnout as seen at the last general election (59.7 per cent) is undermining democracy and leaving the young and working class unrepresented.

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