The European elections are themselves curious and unsatisfactory; there are no obvious EU-wide issues that people can vote for or against, and, with the average MEP’s constituency numbering well over half a million people, the vote is not a test of personal popularity, either. In most parts of Europe, the elections will be an opportunity for protest votes on national issues.
欧洲选举本身就古怪并不能令人满意，也没有明显的欧盟范围的问题让人们可以投票赞成或反对，而每个欧洲议会议员的平均选民人数远远超过50万人，投票也不是对个人声望的测试。在欧洲大部分地区，选举将是一个对国家问题投抗议票的机会。