The Senate dominated by the right-wing opposition rejected Thursday, February 18, by 321 votes against and 23 in favor, the controversial amendment of the government to allow advance voting for the presidential election of 2022.
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This "
very innovative device
", according to Minister Marlène Schiappa, provided that voters could ask to vote in advance on voting machines, during the week preceding the poll, in offices and on a date that remained to be defined by decree .
Only the majority RDPI group En Marche voted in favor.
