The French Interior Ministry said today, Sunday, that the voter turnout in the second round of the French presidential elections amounted to 26.41% until midday, nearly two points lower compared to the second round of the previous presidential vote in 2017.
On Sunday, the French will choose between outgoing President Emmanuel Macron and his opponent, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
The voter turnout in today's poll exceeded the 25.5% recorded in the first round of the elections, which was held on the tenth of this April, and resulted in Macron's lead over his rival Le Pen.
According to some final opinion polls, President Macron has made a comfortable lead of 57.5%, compared to 43.5% for his opponent.
abstinence rate
A group of opinion polls showed that the second round of today's voting may witness a voter out of 4 abstaining from voting, and about 48.7 million voters are entitled to vote today.
The polls opened at eight in the morning (6:00 GMT) and will close at eight in the evening (18:00 GMT), and it is expected that the preliminary predictions will appear as soon as the polls close.
Voting continues in the second round of the French presidential elections in the French overseas territories. The voting began on Saturday in the archipelagos of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Canada, then in French Guiana in South America, and in the French Caribbean islands of Martinique, Guadalupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy. Then in the regions of the Pacific Ocean.