Many did not vote in the first round of the French presidential election, but they are mobilizing for the second: the French of North America are voting from today, a day earlier than in their country of origin.
More than 130,000 French people are registered to vote in the United States and just over 100,000 in Canada.
In the first round, in the constituency of Washington, which includes five US states as well as the country’s capital, the turnout rose to about 30%.
Two weeks ago, 65-year-old Christine Polilo did not go to the polls, as did many people interviewed by the French Agency in front of the French embassy this morning.
The issue was, as this teacher says, who has lived in Baltimore for 35 years, the number of candidates she did not know “really” at the time, in an election campaign that was difficult to “watch” because of distance.
But he said voting in the second round was “very important, a way to feel connected to France”.
“Even if we are absent, we feel it concerns us,” said Rasina Boukezia, 42, who went to the polls with one of her two daughters. “I rely on them to come back to France, so I want their future to be in good hands,” said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist, who has lived in the United States for eight years.
Fifty-eight percent of voters voted for Emanuel Macron here two weeks ago, with less than 3 percent in favor of Marine Le Pen. The second place was taken by either Jean-Luc Melanson or Eric Zemour.
In France, voters will vote tomorrow and the winner will be announced at 20:00 local time.
Source: AMPE
Source: Capital
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