“My dear friends, I fear that refusing to vote is an own goal.   A low electoral turnout is an incubator for social deterioration. It only widens the dangerous gap between the elected officials and the public; it empowers extremist, violent groups, which endanger all of us.  Therefore, I have invited you here today, in order to say, despair and apathy, are not the solution.  The solution does not begin with doing less, but doing more.  To be more involved.  To be more observant.  To be more untied.  To demand more.  My friends, go and vote!”