A senior European Union (EU) official has asked singer Taylor Swift to help encourage young voters to vote in the bloc's election this summer, at the same time as her tour.
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas mentioned Taylor Swift, hoping she would encourage fans in Europe to go to the polling place, like what the female singer did in the US.
In September 2023, Taylor Swift posted a short message on Instagram encouraging her 272 million followers to register to vote. Immediately after the post, there were more than 35,000 registrations.
Taylor Swift in 2018 also encouraged American fans to take photos of themselves participating in the midterm voting and post them on social networks with the hashtag #justvoted. Previously, the female singer spoke out in support of Democratic Party members in Tennessee.
Mr. Schinas hopes Taylor Swift can make a similar impact in Europe. In his speech on January 10, Mr. Schinas emphasized: "Now is the time for young people to have a voice in voting, praising or criticizing European policies, and therefore it is important that we There must be, as in 2019, high levels of youth participation in the June elections.”
Mr. Schinas also noted that the American singer will tour throughout Europe this summer with events planned in Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Netherland
According to Pollstar's 2023 year-end rankings, the "Eras Tour" is the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first tour to surpass $1 billion in sales. The European leg of the tour begins in Paris (France) on May 9, also Europe Day, to honor peace and solidarity on the continent.
“Taylor Swift will be in Europe in May. So I hope that she will do the same with young Europeans,” Mr. Schinas said. I hope someone on her communications team will monitor this press conference and forward this request to Taylor Swift.” It's unclear whether Taylor Swift responded to the call.
According to Euro News, the percentage of voters participating in the 2019 European parliamentary elections was at 50.66%, surpassing the 50% threshold for the first time since 1994.
The increase is said to largely stem from participation. youth family. This year, four EU member states, Belgium, Germany, Malta and Austria, will allow citizens aged 16 and over to vote in European elections.
