National elections held on September 26, 2021, recorded an abstention rate of 46.35%, marking the second highest in local elections, slightly below the record 47.4% in 2013.
The current abstention rate has decreased compared to the past four local elections, marking the lowest since the 39.02% recorded in 2005.
The local elections with the highest participation were in 1979 and 1982, with abstention rates below 30%, specifically 26.23% and 28.58%, respectively. The first democratic local elections in 1976 saw a 35.42% abstention rate.
From 1985 to 2005, abstention in local elections remained above 35%, rising to 40.99% in 2009 and never dropping below that mark thereafter. A new record of 47.4% was set in 2013, which remains unsurpassed.
