The presidential election in France has turned into an absolute derby between Macron and Le Pen, while in a short time the ballots for the first round.
The thriller of the confrontation, which is taking place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, is reinforced by the latest polls that show absolute tie between Emanuel Macron and far-right rival Marin Le Pen, fueling a climate of uncertainty over their outcome in the second round on April 24.
The turnout in the first round of the French presidential election was 65% at 17.00 French time (18.00 Greek time), lower by 4.4 points compared to the 2017 elections (69.42%), according to data from the Ministry of Interior.
Turnout, on the other hand, was 6.5 points higher than in 2002 (58.45%), a record year for abstaining from a first round of presidential elections.
Between 24% and 26% provided for abstentionaccording to estimates published by French media, while Macron called on citizens to go to the polls and vote.
The percentage of abstention appears to be higher than in the first round of the 2017 presidential election which was at 22.2%. However, it will probably be lower than the maximum turnout in the first round of the French presidential election, ie 28.4% in 2002.
As for the other candidates, Jean-Luc Melanson has a percentage of 19% and Eric Zemour and Valerie Pecres have a tie at 8%.
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