More than one in five Italians remained undecided until the very last moment regarding whom to vote for the European elections.
Our survey, conducted during the peak of the election period between June 7 and 9, showed that 20% of voters intended to go to the polls but had not chosen a party yet or were still undecided between several electoral lists.
This share was even higher among younger voters (aged 18–29), where the proportion of undecided voters reached 30%. It is therefore possible that this high level of uncertainty ultimately led some people to give up voting altogether, even among those who had planned to cast their ballot until the last moment. The widespread circulation of pessimistic turnout forecasts may also have played a role.
What is certain is that this finding once again highlights how fluid voting intentions can remain until the very end, and how last-minute events, messages, and interactions can prove decisive—not only in influencing the final choice of individual voters, but also in shaping the overall outcome of an election.
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