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THE ESSENTIAL

• Let's go for the first round of the 2022 presidential election. The polling stations open at 8 a.m. and it is a question of deciding between the 12 candidates: Emmanuel Macron (LREM), Valérie Pécresse (LR), Jean-Luc Mélenchon (Popular Union), Eric Zemmour (Reconquest!), Yannick Jadot (EELV), Anne Hidalgo (PS), Jean Lassalle (Resist), Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (Debout France), Philippe Poutoou (NPA), Nathalie Arthaud (Fight worker), Marine Le Pen (RN), Fabien Roussel (PCF)

• Interest in the campaign is quite low this year and abstention could approach or exceed the 2002 record (28.4%), according to a latest poll published on Thursday.

• From 8 p.m., discover all the results of the first round of the presidential election on

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Still undecided?

The "Presidential Compass" of the Sciences Po Political Research Center (Cevipof) aims to guide voters towards the presidential candidate who best suits them.

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The “Compass” is an independent, non-profit and strictly non-partisan tool.

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4:55 am: Ecologists, they will vote Mélenchon

More than 70 activists from EELV and Génération·s call to vote for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “the left-wing candidate most likely to appear in the second round”, in a column published on a Mediapart blog.

4:45 am: Young people are finally interested in the countryside

The OpinionWay - 

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 - Journaux de Loire barometer measures each month the interest and mobilization of 18-30 year olds for the campaign, but also their support and their confidence in the candidates.

And 58% of young people intend to vote this Sunday, according to our OpinionWay barometer -

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Journals de Loire published this Wednesday.

A jump of ten points in one month which reflects an increased interest in the campaign: 67% of young people say they are interested in the debates (+5 points).

More info below with Charlotte Murat:

Young people finally interested in the presidential election, according to our barometer https://t.co/m6Us1sh2Fd

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4:40 a.m .: What will the meetings look like in the next world?

Jean-Luc Mélenchon brought out his avatar this week after organizing an olfactory and immersive meeting while Emmanuel Macron invited himself into Minecraft.

If it is primarily a question of image for the candidates, the innovative meetings augur a switch to the virtual in the years to come.

Will we end up with a candidate in the form of a rabbit avatar in the future?

It is possible and the answer is below: 

Metavers, avatars… What will the meetings of the next world look like?

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4:30 am: Hello Snapchat, the executive wants to "encourage young people" to vote

The French government has joined forces with the social network Snapchat to "encourage young people" to vote in the presidential election on April 10 and 24, through applications based in particular on augmented reality, they announced Thursday in a joint statement.

Concretely, creators with a large audience will "pass messages" to the 24.2 million monthly active users of the social network in France to encourage "younger generations" to go to the polls, and understand the issues of voting, while pollsters predict a high level of abstention for the ballot.

In addition to the establishment of a “filter” dedicated to the power of attorney which refers to the government site, Snapchat will put its other functionalities such as “bitmojis” in the colors of France.

4:20 am: Telephone canvassing for the presidential election, is it legal?

“Hello, this is Eric Zemmour.

This is how the automatic message delivered to the answering machines of millions of French people by the candidate's team begins.

Valérie Pécresse also sent SMS.

A method that some have denounced on social networks.

Xavier Régnier tells you more here:

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4:20 a.m .: Did you miss all the news for the day of April 8?

Here is our live recap here:

(put it to read also on the live of the day before)

Welcome everyone to this live dedicated this Sunday, April 10 to the first round of the 2022 presidential election!

It is a question of deciding between 12 candidates, while Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have been squatting at the top of the polls since the start of the campaign.

Still, nearly 30% of French people could abstain, a record level for a first round of presidential elections under the Fifth Republic.

To find out all about this undecided vote and which could therefore be marked by a strong abstention, stay tuned throughout the day!

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