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Are Europeans \u2018Ready For It\u2019?<\/p>\n

A high-ranking European Union official has pleaded with Taylor Swift to help boost youth voter turnout in the bloc\u2019s elections this summer as they coincide with the European leg of the music star\u2019s \u2018Eras Tour.\u2019<\/p>\n

Margaritis Schinas, one of the European Commission\u2019s vice presidents, called on Swift to rally her European fans to the ballot box just like she did with her U.S. followers in the past, labeling the youth vote as \u2018crucial.\u2019<\/p>\n

In September, the \u2018Shake It Off\u2019 singer\u00a0posted a short message on Instagram encouraging her 272 million followers to register to vote by directing them to the website vote.org, operated by a non-profit group with the same name.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Immediately following the post, the group said it recorded more than 35,000 registrations, and Schinas is hoping Swift can have a similar impact in Europe, where voter turnout remains low.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Swift also made similar appeals in 2018 when she encouraged her fans to take photos of themselves after they voted in the midterms and post them on social media with the hashtag #justvoted. The singer voiced support for Tennessee Democrats\u00a0ahead of those elections, having previously largely steered clear of politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Now it\u2019s the moment for them (youth) to have a say in the ballot box, to attribute praise or blame on European policies, and it is therefore crucial that we have, as we had in 2019, a high level of participation of young Europeans in the June elections,\u2019\u00a0Schinas said at a press briefing Wednesday according to Euronews.<\/p>\n

\u2018No one can mobilize youth better than young people, that\u2019s how it works.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hoping it will not be a \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 for voter turnout, Schinas then went on to discuss the impact of Swift\u2019s September post and noted she will be touring the continent this summer with concerts planned for countries such as Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Poland and Austria. \u2018The Eras Tour\u2019 is the\u00a0highest-grossing tour of all time\u00a0and the first tour to surpass $1\u00a0billion in revenue, according to Pollstar\u2019s 2023 year-end charts.<\/p>\n

The European leg of the tour kicks off in Paris on May 9, known as Europe Day, which celebrates peace and unity in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Taylor Swift will be in Europe in May,\u2019 Schinas said. \u2018So I will very much hope that she does the same for young Europeans and I very much hope that someone from her media team follows this press conference and relays this request to her.\u2019<\/p>\n

It is unclear if Swift, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, will heed the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Voter turnout for the European Elections in 2019 stood at 50.66%, the first time it surpassed the 50% threshold since 1994, according to Euro News, citing a Eurobarometer survey. The survey noted the increase was\u00a0largely due to youth participation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In comparison, 52.2% of the citizen voting-age population participated in the 2022 midterms, according to the Census Bureau.<\/p>\n

This year, four member states \u2013\u00a0Belgium, Germany, Malta and Austria \u2013 will allow citizens aged 16 or older to vote in the European elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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