Abstention

There were two votes in favor of the measure, two against, and one abstention.

There wasn't a single abstention.

Some say that abstention from voting is the only way to improve politics, but that's just a fantasy. Politicians aren't going to care much, and the people that vote decide the future.

Some say that abstention from voting is the only option to improve the current political system, but that's just a fantasy: politicians are not going to be self-critical over it, and those who vote will be the people that decide the future.

Like the April presidential elections, these legislative elections have also been marked by high voter abstention.

abstention from alcohol

abstention from sex

There were five abstentions in the vote.