The figure is obviously spectacular. As such it will quickly be forgotten. There remains a controversy over the past: should we maintain "whatever it costs" this first round of municipal elections? Uncertainty about the future: can the second round take place? And a reason for amazement: the deplorable part of mistigri to which the politicians indulged in these hours of hesitation.
Over 55% abstention is a record for municipal. However, one would be almost surprised that it was not higher given the Prime Minister's alerts on the spread of the virus and the restrictive measures imposed. That in such a climate and with such an incentive to drastically limit his trips, nearly one in two voters still wanted to vote, testifies to a rather admirable civic resilience.
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Contrary to certain opinions heard, such a rate does not in itself delegitimize either the ballot or those who are elected. Who remembers that in addition to the Europeans, where
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