Live / 39.4% of French voters have already voted in the first round of the legislative

The French Ministry of the Interior reports that the turnout rate in the first round of the legislative elections up to 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. in Lisbon) was 39.42%.

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The participation rate of this first round is lower than that of 2017. Five years ago, 40.75% of voters had voted. If a comparison is made with 2012, the difference is even greater: 48.31% of the voters had voted.

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