Will the second round of municipal elections be held? Guest of France 2 this Sunday evening, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced that experts would be surveyed at the start of the week on the advisability of maintaining the second round. " Tuesday, Wednesday, probably Tuesday, I will have to ask them the question of the second round, " he said.
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Asked also about rumors of announcing total containment of the country on Tuesday, he replied: “We hear a lot said. If a person has to sign such a decree, I will know . ”
In a context of expansion of the coronavirus epidemic, the Minister also stressed, regarding the transition to stage 3 of the epidemic, that it would take at least " eight to twelve days " for the containment measures that have been taken to put an end to the epidemic. The assessment of the coronavirus epidemic in France now stands at 127 dead, 38 more than on Saturday, and 5,423 cases of contamination confirmed since January.
In addition, faced with a massive abstention during this first round of municipal elections, EELV MEP Yannick Jadot asked for the postponement of the second round. As for the president of the RN, Marine Le Pen, she considered that the poll of next Sunday could not " manifestly " take place.