Cartoon by Haitzinger on the first elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (June 1979)
Image ‘Europa and her bull.’ In June 1979, commenting on the first elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, the German cartoonist, Horst Haitzinger, takes an ironic look at the ancient myth of ‘The Rape of Europa’ to illustrate the low turnout at the European elections.
Source and copyright
Source: HAITZINGER, Horst. Politische Karikaturen von Horst Haitzinger 1979/1980. München: Bruckmann, 1979. ISBN 3-7654-1819-6.
Copyright: (c) Horst Haitzinger
