Silence, let's vote!
First voters began to go to the polls on Saturday, overseas and abroad for the first round of the presidential election, while the metropolis will have to wait until Sunday to decide between the 12 candidates, held in the greatest discretion until at the close of the ballot, which promises to be tight between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, given favorites as in 2017, with Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the lookout.
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Pending the first results on Sunday at 8:00 p.m., public meetings, distribution of leaflets and digital propaganda are prohibited.
The polling stations will open at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday in mainland France and no interview, poll or estimate may be published before the results.
Two candidates, Yannick Jadot and Jean-Luc Mélenchon are however announced at the march organized on Saturday in Paris for the climate and social justice.
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon opens the ball
Overseas, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon got the ball rolling at 8 a.m. (noon in Paris), followed by Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.
Then comes the Pacific, with Polynesia which will start voting when it is 8:00 p.m. in Paris, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia.
In the Indian Ocean, where the time difference is less, Reunion will vote Sunday at 6:00 a.m. Paris time and Mayotte at 7:00 a.m.
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Some French people living abroad are also ahead, but those residing in Shanghai will not be able to vote, the largest city in China being confined in the name of the Chinese zero Covid strategy.
In France, surgical masks will be available in all polling stations.
Wearing them will not be compulsory, but “
strongly recommended
” for fragile people and those recently tested positive for Covid-19.
Fragile people may also request priority access.
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