The turnout in the first round of the parliamentary elections was marginally below 18.5% France until 1 at noon, according to Interior Ministry figures.
In 2017 it was at 19.24% and in 2012 at 21.06%. From 1993 onwards, the participation of the French in the parliamentary elections is each time lower than the previous one. Polls opened at 08:00 (French time) and will close at 18:00 with the exception of those in major cities which will close at 20:00. However, in the overseas regions of France, the turnout at the polls has already begun for many hours.
By noon most political leaders had voted as well as the Prime Minister of the country, while the President of the French Republic Emanuel Macron has just voted in the Tuche region.
The first estimates for the final results will be published at 20:00 French timeas well as the projections for the number of seats that each party will have, after the second round of next Sunday.
Source: News Beast
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