Municipal: hydroalcoholic gel and protective masks at the entrance to the polling stations (Elysée)

Hydroalcoholic gel and protective masks will be made available " at the entrances to polling stations " for the municipal elections of March 15 and 22, due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Elysee said on Tuesday.

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While the executive has, at this stage, ruled out any postponement of the poll, " measures will be taken, " said an adviser, without giving further details. Nearly 47.7 million people are registered on the electoral lists on the eve of the election and are therefore required to travel on Sundays of the 1st and 2nd rounds to appoint the approximately 500,000 municipal councilors.

For the time being, the campaign is mainly disrupted by instructions recommending limiting physical contact, such as shaking hands. The president of the Rassemblement national Marine Le Pen, for her part, expressed her “ fear ” of less mobilization due to the coronavirus. " Anxiety and fear can cause people to give up going to vote, " she said on Saturday.

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