We  prepared informative material on the European political parties so as to inform our classmates of the upcoming European elections.

Have a look at our board:

On the 8^th of May we presented our eTwinning project to another class of our school. Two of our students, Zoe Mania and Dorothea Papadopoulou, talked about our eTwinning experience and informed our classmates of the parties’ programs for Europe and of our intention to hold elections at our school.

On May 15 students cast their votes. On the whole, students found it interesting as an experience.

On May 30, 2019, the ballot box was opened. These were the results of our elections:

37 students (aged 16-17 voted)

Blank votes: 11

Invalid votes: 3

Ecological-green party: 11 (supports the European Greens)

KINAL : 7 (supports PES, Party of European Socialists)

ANEL: 2 (supports the ECR-European Conservatives and Reformists)

SYRIZA: 2 (supports Party of the European Left)

New Democracy: 1 (supports ESP, European People’s Party)

The students tried to interpret the results:

We  gave a blank or invalid vote as a way of expressing dissatisfaction with the political parties of today. We feel that their representatives have disappointed them. We feel that these political parties do not have their interests in mind.

A lot of us voted for the Greens which can be explained in the following ways:

1. The students who had undertaken to present the Green party had done an excellent job! Their poster was great!
2. Most of the students who read the Green party goals and intentions agreed with its views.
3. A growing concern for the environment and our sustainability was expressed by this vote.

We also agreed that we feel it is  too early for us to take a vote and we still feel  influenced a lot by our parents and peers.

The results of our mock European election differs significantly from the result of the European elections in our country:

New Democracy: 33,12%

SYRIZA: 23,76%

KINAL: 7,72%

KKE: 5,35%