What do first time voters think of theEuropean elections? | BBC News

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Voters across Europe are heading to the polls, withnearly two million additional teenagers eligible to cast their ballot for the first time.

Changes to the law in some EU countries mean 16 and17 year olds in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Greece and Malta are able to take part.

In the 2019 European elections, young people turnedout in record numbers, their votes goingoverwhelmingly to green parties.

This time opinion polls suggest the far right will makesignificant gains - helped by unprecedented support from younger voters.

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