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Yes to the future

Today Hungary voted a firm YES on joining the European Union. Finally, there're no more question marks left: we will officially be full members of the EU on May 1st, 2004.

The turnout was very disappointingly low: 45.56% of eligible voters cared enough about the cause to go and cast a vote: 84% said Yes, and 16% said no. It's an overwhelming majority, that is very good and reassuring to see, but i still can't understand how people can stay at home when the issue is such an important one, that will affect your future, even if you don't go to vote. People say that people were sure of the positive decision, so they didn't bother going. But what kind of a screwed up argument is that?

Anyway, cheers for our future in the EU! :)