The first round of elections in France registers 25% participation until noon this Sunday, April 10. The president of France, the centrist Emmanuel Macron, and the far-right Marie Le Pen would be tied in votes
The first round of the presidential elections in France register 25% participation until noon this Sunday, April 10.
The data was released by the French Ministry of the Interior, as reported by europapress. This percentage represents three points less than that found in 2017 (28.54%) and that in 2012 (28.3%) for the same time of the elections.
But, the participation exceeds, by four points, that registered during the elections of April 21, 2002 (21.39%). That year a record number of abstentions was registered in a first round of the presidential elections in France.
Far-right candidates Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen cast their ballots at polling stations in Paris and Pas de Calais respectively. For her part, the Republican candidate, Valérie Pécresse, did the same in Vélizy-Villacoublay, in the north of France.
Likewise, the presidential candidate of France Insumisa, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, voted in Marseille.
The polls place the current president, Emmanuel Macron, as the favorite, but the French electoral system does not allow anything to be taken for granted. It is estimated that except for surprises, Macron, who has already cast his vote, will prevail in the first round, because he has a consolidated voting intention above 25 percent.
However, this Sunday, it will be known who will accompany him on the ballot two weeks later, on April 24.
Unofficially, the president of France, the centrist Emmanuel Macron, and the far-right Marie Le Pen would be tied in votes in the first round of the French presidential elections, each obtaining 24% support, the Belgian newspaper reported. The Free Belgium from the first exit poll.
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