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Participation in the first round of parliamentary elections in France at 17:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time) was 39.42%.
Polling stations opened for voting in the National Assembly of France this morning at 8:00 (9:00 Moscow time) ). Turnout at 12:00 local time was 18.43%. This is less than in 2017: at noon, 19.24% of French voters voted in the elections.
According to the French Ministry of the Interior, 39.42% of voters voted at 17:00 Paris time. elections in the French capital. This indicator is also slightly lower – by 1.3 percentage points – compared to previous elections five years ago.
Parliamentary elections are held in two rounds: 12 and 19 June. 577 members of the National Assembly will be elected for a five-year term. Almost 6,300 candidates are running for parliament in the lower house of parliament.