The turnout of the French presidential election remains low.
The turnout in the presidential election was lower than in the previous round, media reported, quoting the French Interior Ministry.
Voter turnout in the first round of the French presidential election was 65% by 5pm local time on Sunday, down from 69.42% in the 2017 vote, the French Interior Ministry said.
According to the Al-Arabi website, the elections in France started at 8 am local time on Sunday morning, and the French media are only allowed to share their predictions from 8 pm local time.
The top two candidates, a total of 12, will then advance to the second round on April 24.
The Belgian media “Laliber” revealed on Sunday afternoon that “Jean-Luc Melenchon”, the candidate of the far left, who was expected to be third according to the latest poll, won a decisive victory in several parts of France. In Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana, Melancholy is ahead of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
The Epsos think tank also reported that the turnout in the first round of the French presidential election was about 26.5 percent.
France-24 reported on the Ukraine crisis without mentioning the French people’s dissatisfaction with Emmanuel Macron’s positions and actions in recent years, as well as the French reluctance to vote in the elections. “The weak are going to the polls in the first round of the presidential election as the campaign is overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
According to the French media, 11 rivals, from a communist candidate in the (political) spectrum to anti-immigration candidates on the far right, are seeking the removal of French President Emmanuel Macron as he becomes the first president since Jacques Chirac wins the 2002 election again.
France 24 reported that with the closure of the last ballot boxes in the capital and other cities of the country, the first results of the presidential election will be announced at 20:00 local time in Paris. Prior to the closing of the boxes, the media of this country were allowed to quote
Voter turnout in the first round of the French presidential election was 65% by 5pm local time on Sunday, down from 69.42% in the 2017 vote, the French Interior Ministry said.
According to the Al-Arabi website, the elections in France started at 8 am local time on Sunday morning, and the French media are only allowed to share their predictions from 8 pm local time.
The top two candidates, a total of 12, will then advance to the second round on April 24.
The Belgian media “Laliber” revealed on Sunday afternoon that “Jean-Luc Melenchon”, the candidate of the far left, who was expected to be third according to the latest poll, won a decisive victory in several parts of France. In Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana, Melancholy is ahead of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
The Epsos think tank also reported that the turnout in the first round of the French presidential election was about 26.5 percent.
France-24 reported on the Ukraine crisis without mentioning the French people’s dissatisfaction with Emmanuel Macron’s positions and actions in recent years, as well as the French reluctance to vote in the elections. “The weak are going to the polls in the first round of the presidential election as the campaign is overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
According to the French media, 11 rivals, from a communist candidate in the (political) spectrum to anti-immigration candidates on the far right, are seeking the removal of French President Emmanuel Macron as he becomes the first president since Jacques Chirac wins the 2002 election again.
France 24 reported that with the closure of the last ballot boxes in the capital and other cities of the country, the first results of the presidential election will be announced at 20:00 local time in Paris. Prior to the closing of the boxes, the media of this country were allowed to quote.
