In France, 48.7 million voters are called to the polls this Sunday, April 10, for the first round of the presidential election. They must decide between the twelve candidates for the Élysée. Turnout at midday was 25.48%, three points lower than in 2017, according to figures from the French Interior Ministry. At the French consulate in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 13,000 registered French citizens can vote.
With our correspondent in Ivory Coast, Peter Pinto
There was a certain crowd at the consulate since 8 am, this Sunday morning, but it should not necessarily be trusted, indicated a diplomat, since, in Côte d’Ivoire, we traditionally vote in the morning during French elections.
There are just under 13,000 French people registered on the electoral roll in Côte d’Ivoire and in 2017, turnout barely exceeded 38%. Five years ago here, it was François Fillon who came out on top in the first round with nearly 41% of the vote and Emmanuel Macron won by a large margin with 84% of the vote in the second round.
Five polling stations in Abidjan
The polling stations close here at 7 p.m., that is to say one hour after the big cities in France, given the time difference. There will then follow the counting and compilation of the results of the five polling stations in Abidjan and a sixth, that of Monrovia in Liberia, which has about forty registered voters.
The results of this first round are expected this evening from 8 p.m. With a special edition on RFI which will start at 7:30 p.m. (Paris time) until 11 p.m.
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