Election day poster for the French presidential election in ParisPARIS, Apr 24 the second round of the presidential elections in France by noon exceeded 25 percent, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thus, by 12:00 Paris time (13:00 Moscow time), 26.41 percent of voters took part in the vote. Macron or Le Pen: which future will the French choose? m — 30.66 percent, and in 2007 — 34.11. In most communes, polling stations will work until 20:00 Moscow time, and in large cities — Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Toulouse and others — until 21 :00 Moscow time. The first round of elections was held on April 10, 12 candidates took part in it. The majority of the vote, as in 2017, was won by the current President Emmanuel Macron (27.84 percent) and the leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen (23.15 percent). The President of France is elected for five years by universal direct secret ballot . Approximately 49 million voters may take part in the elections.
French presidential election procedure
