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Sunday, April 23, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 23, 2017
French voter turnout heading for around 80 percent
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurnout in the French presidential election is on track to be around 80 percent, polling groups estimate, which would put it in line with 2012 and confound fears of high abstention levels.
In the late afternoon (1500 GMT), turnout was 69.42%, according to official data, one of its highest levels in 40 years.
The figure is about one percentage point lower than at the same stage of the last election in 2012, but polling booths will stay open an hour longer outside the main cities this time, closing at 1700 GMT.
— AFP
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