China News Service, Paris, June 12 (Reporter Li Yang) On June 12, local time, the first round of voting in the 2022 French parliamentary election officially began.
Polling stations in mainland France opened to voters at 8:00 am local time on the 12th (2:00 pm Beijing time on the 12th).
Polling stations in Paris and other places will be closed at 8 p.m. that night, and the first exit polls will be released later.
Voters in some French overseas territories and some abroad have voted early.
The first round of votes in the French parliamentary elections for the coalition of the ruling party and left-wing parties are currently leading in the polls.
Polls also predict that turnout in the first round of parliamentary elections may be lower.
According to the polls, the voter turnout in the first round of the parliamentary election may only be 46%.
The turnout in the first round of the 2017 French parliamentary elections was 48.7%.
The parliamentary election is divided into two rounds of voting. The first round of voting will be held on the 12th and the second round of voting will be held on the 19th. Candidates from multiple political parties will compete for 577 seats in the National Assembly.
Among the 577 constituencies in the whole of France, each constituency produces a member of the National Assembly, who is directly elected by the voters of the constituency for a term of five years.
(Finish)