Elections in France were very well attended: as of 5pm, voter turnout was over 59%
Voter turnout in the first round of the legislative elections in France has already exceeded that of the last vote, in 2022. 59.39% of French voters voted by 5pm (4pm in Lisbon) this Sundayaccording to data released by the French Ministry of the Interior.
It is thus confirmed that this election is well attended, following the call for early elections by the French President following the results of the European elections. Two years ago, voter turnout in the first round of legislative elections in France was just 39.42% at the same time, 20 percentage points less.
According to the main French research and polling centers, the participation rate should be between 67.5% and 69.7%says the newspaper “The Figaro†, which highlights that this could result in a record level of voter turnout. If confirmed, this will be the highest participation rate in the last 46 years. In 2022, voter turnout was 47.5% in the first round of elections to choose the French assembly.
There are 49 million French voters who are called this Sunday to elect the 577 deputies of the National Assembly. TAll polls point to the victory of the far-right party, National Union (Rassemblement National), led by Jordan Bardellaafter the political force was led by the Renaissance party (Renasssaince) of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in the European elections.
The first projections should be known at 8pm local time (7pm in Lisbon). It is expected that no party reaches 50% of the votewith the second round of the legislative elections taking place next Sunday.
