French officials announced that voters must wear masks for the second round of municipal elections on June 28

　　China News Agency, Paris, May 22 (Reporter Li Yang) French official local time on May 22 announced that the second round of municipal elections will be held on June 28 and asked voters to wear masks.

　　French Prime Minister Philip confirmed the news to the Prime Minister ’s Palace Martinique that day, saying that French democratic life needs to be restored. He said the decision still depends on the development of a new French pneumonia outbreak. The French official scientific committee for responding to the epidemic has expressed different opinions, and the French official is also worried about the comeback of the epidemic.

　　Philip revealed that if the epidemic deteriorates, the date of the second round of municipal elections may change. He will submit the relevant bill on May 27 to prepare for the adjustment or postponement of the voting date.

　　French Minister of the Interior Castane said that on the day of the second round of municipal elections, the polling station will take all necessary measures to ensure the health and safety of everyone. He emphasized that all voters must wear masks, and the polling station staff must also wear masks during the voting and counting process.

　　The first round of voting for the 2020 French municipal elections was held on March 15. Two days later, the whole law was "closing the city", a series of control measures were implemented one after another, and public meetings were prohibited. The second round of voting originally scheduled for March 22 was immediately postponed. After France launched the "unblocking" on May 11, when the second round of voting was held, it was put on the agenda.

　　The French government has had a long debate on the risk of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. The Scientific Committee has urged "be cautious" and recommended a new assessment of the epidemic situation 15 days before the polling day. It is expected that if the epidemic occurs repeatedly, the vote may be postponed to September or even early next year.

　　French municipal elections are held every 6 years. French citizens have to elect mayors and other local officials in tens of thousands of towns. The elections are very large. Since municipal elections are grassroots elections and directly involve the interests of voters, they are considered to be one of the most intense elections in France. (Finish)