{"id":7473,"date":"2024-05-30T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T08:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7473"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T06:53:42","slug":"european-sports-stars-encourage-citizens-to-vote-in-european-elections","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/european-sports-stars-encourage-citizens-to-vote-in-european-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"European sports stars encourage citizens to vote in European elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EP-516--480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Footballers, football clubs, tennis tournaments, and Paralympians have joined in with the EU\u2019s #UseYourVote campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading footballers including Belgian Red Flames captain Tessa Wullaert, Anna Johanning of the German national team, and Finland\u2019s Sanni Franssi, among other stars of the women\u2019s game, have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7Yozu6M9FH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed a #UseYourVote football<\/a>. A similar initiative is being undertaken in the men\u2019s game in the context of Saturday\u2019s Champions League final, and major European clubs including Europa League winners Atalanta,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7bKrFso5us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen<\/a>, AC Milan, and SSC Napoli have or are set to use their platforms to encourage citizens to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Brussels, Belgian national football team player Amadou Onana organised a mini tournament for 16 to 18-year-olds on 25 May to encourage them to vote for the first time. At the Brussels 20 km race on 26 May, 1 300 staff members of the European institutions ran under the \u201cRunning for Europe\u201d banner alongside an information stand at the race finish about the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, the Internationaux de Strasbourg Women\u2019s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament (18 -25 May) displayed a #UseYourVote campaign banner at the host venue, as well as hosting an information stand, and Italian Paralympic triathlon bronze medallist Veronika Yoko sported a #UseYourVote campaign scarf during Milan Fashion Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footballers, football clubs, tennis tournaments, and Paralympians have joined in with the EU\u2019s #UseYourVote campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June. 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