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12:50 p.m. : I work on the elections and I read the new circular this morning. Handwritten ballots are accepted for the legislative elections provided that the surnames and first names of the incumbent and substitute candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote appear therein.
12:50 p.m. : Hello Élise, the handwritten ballot is authorized in the legislative elections, (it is not a list election) it is necessary to respect the format and the weight of the paper, exclusively on white paper, and respect the names of the candidates, substitutes and substitutes . Source: article R66-2,
12:50 p.m. : In the comments @Marie31 and @Manuduberry indicate that it is possible to submit a handwritten ballot. To be sure, I recommend that you confirm directly in your polling station!
12:19 p.m. : At the bottom of the ranking, the five departments where participation is the lowest are: Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Paris, Essonne and Val-d’Oise.
12:18 p.m. : The five departments whose inhabitants voted the most at noon are Lot, Cantal, Jura, Dordogne and Gers.
12:18 p.m. : What is the attendance at midday in your department? To find out, consult our map (click on the link).
12:15 p.m. : Turnout is also down sharply from the first round of the 2022 presidential election, where it reached 25.48% at noon. On the other hand, the participation is much higher than that of the departmental and regional elections of 2021 at noon (12.22%).
12:11 p.m. : We take stock of the news:
• The participation rate stands at 18.43% at noon for the first round. This is a drop of 0.8 points compared to 2017, when 19.24% of voters turned out at the same time (and where the final abstention rate broke a record with 48.7 %). Follow our live.
• The Secretary of State for the Sea, Justine Benin, qualified for the second round of legislative elections in Guadeloupe. In the archipelago, turnout was low (25.31%, compared to 25.60% in the 1st round in 2017).
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• The civil complaint for rape against the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was dismissed by an American judge. She had been filed by a former American model in the United States.
12:02 : The participation rate stood at 18.43% at noon for the first round, down 0.8 points compared to 2017.
11:50 a.m. : Marine Le Pen voted in Hénin-Beaumont. She is a candidate for re-election in the 11th constituency of Pas-de-Calais, which includes the cantons of Carvin, Courrières, Hénin-Beaumont, Leforest, Montigny-en-Gohelle and Rouvroy.
(DENIS CHARLET / AFP)
11:48 : Hello @Antoine It seems to me that handwritten ballots are only authorized for the election of departmental councillors. Article R111 of the Electoral Code thus mentions: “The handwritten ballots must include, on pain of nullity, the name of each member of the pair of candidates for whom the voter wishes to vote, followed for each of them by the name of his replacement.
11:45 a.m. : Hello FI, a circular from the Ministry authorizes handwritten ballots. But what must be written for it to be valid?
11:18 a.m. : Jean-Luc Mélenchon voted in Marseille, in the 4th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône.
(CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)
11:13 a.m. : In Guadeloupe, the Secretary of State responsible for the sea, Justine Benin (ENS), came first in the 2nd constituency. She obtained 6,468 votes, or 31.31% of the votes cast ahead of her main challenger, Christian Baptiste (DVG), who totaled 5,532 votes, or 26.78%.
10:44 am : The prefecture of La Réunion has communicated the figures for participation. At noon, the participation rate was estimated at 12.70%. This is much less than in the first round of 2012 (16.30%), but it is quite close to the participation in 2017 (12.81%).
10:15 a.m. : Hello @Rapido, unfortunately we are in reserve period. We can give the results but we cannot comment on them. You will be able to find our analyzes this evening, after 8 p.m.
10:14 a.m. : Hello Élise, Far too incompetent to learn from the 1st round in the overseas departments, can the political service of FI tell us about it?
10:02 : ? The counting of votes is over throughout Guadeloupe. The participation rate for this first round was 25.31%. In 2017, it was 25.61%.ℹ More info: https://t.co/07hYY2SfS4 https://t.co/e3eaG1AaZv
10:01 a.m. : In Guadeloupe, the counting of votes is over. The participation rate for this first round was 25.31%. In 2017, it was 25.61%.
10:04 am : The Archipel Demain candidate Stéphane Lenormand came out on top (32.39%) in the first round of the legislative elections in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Olivier Gaston (Nupes) comes second (29.59%).
09:00 : Today, we vote! # Legislatives2022 https://t.co/ppIt6oOmkM
09:00 : Edouard Philippe, leader of the Horizons party, voted in his commune of Le Havre.
08:57 : It is 5:53 p.m. in New Caledonia. According to the High Commission, the turnout at 5 p.m. in the two constituencies of the archipelago was 24.53%. In 2017 at the same time, the estimated participation reached 30.68%.
08:51 : In #Guyana we replay the 2017 match in the 2nd district: Lénaïck Adam (LREM) will be opposed to Davy Rimane (various left) in the second round. In the 1st, regionalist Yvane Goua will face Jean-Victor Castor from MDES.???https://t.co/nMKtQyAy8u https://t.co/0Af6fqEbgf
08:51 : In Guyana, here are the provisional results in the 1st constituency and the qualified candidates:
– Yvane GOUA (Too Violans – REG): 20.77%
– Jean-Victor CASTOR (MDES – NUPES): 17.3%
08:41 : Results of the 1st round of elections in the 3ᵉ district of #Martinique ? Johnny HAJJAR (Martinique Progressive Party – DVG) and ? Francis CAROLE (Party for the Liberation of Martinique – REG) are qualified for the 2d round https://t .co/JfZXfQfJRM
08:40 : Results of the 1st round of the legislative elections in the 2ᵉ district of #Martinique ? Marcellin NADEAU (Péyi-A – NUPES) and ? Justin PAMPHILE (Martiniquais independence movement – REG) are qualified for the 2d round https://t.co/ D24JTtun5y
08:39 : In the 3rd district of Guadeloupe, Rody Tolassy (Rassemblement national – RN) and Max Mathiasin (MoDem – DVC) are also qualified for the second round.
08:38 : Hello @Eric and @Salama First results have fallen in the overseas territories, which you can find on Outre-Mer La 1ère.
• In the 1st district of Guadeloupe: Olivier SERVA (Without label – DVG) and Dominique BIRAS (Abymian gathering force for progress – DVG) are qualified for the second round
• In the 2nd constituency of Guadeloupe: Justine Benin (Ensemble! – ENS) and Christian Baptiste (Guadeloupe Democratic Progressive Party – DVG) are qualified for the second round
08:35 : Hello, do you have the results of other sea departments including Guadeloupe and Martinique. Thanks
08:35 : Hello, do we have results for the overseas territories? Have a good day
08:22 : Hello to both of you. I do not know if appeals are possible, but you can indeed contact the prefecture, responsible for preparing the material. Either way, you can still vote. Ballots are available at polling stations. You can also find out about candidate programs on their site and social media.
08:21 : Hello, I have not received the electoral material. Which authority can I report it to? The department prefecture? Thanks
08:21 : But where did my electoral material never received by post go? Possible remedies? Thanks
08:05 : Hemicycle, perch, shuttle, commission, rapporteur… The Palais-Bourbon has its own lexicon with, in the centre, the deputy. It is not a job (since all French people are eligible) or a function (since a deputy is not appointed but elected by universal suffrage). Our article explains what this chosen one is for.
(ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO)
08:05 : Abstention in the legislative elections has only increased since the 1993 election, rising from 31% that year to 51.3% in 2017. It primarily affects young people and the working classes.
08:05 : “We have a turnout that could be between 44 and 48%, so an abstention that could be 54%. (…) We are really in an election that is not very mobilizing”explained on franceinfo Brice Teinturier, deputy director general of the polling institute Ipsos.
08:05 : In the previous election, in 2017, 51.3% of voters abstained, a record under the Fifth Republic for legislative elections. What will it be this year? Polling institutes are all counting on high abstention.
(Roland Macri / Hans Lucas via AFP)
08:04 : The election is by uninominal majority ballot in two rounds. To be elected in the 1st round, a candidate must obtain not only more than 50% of the votes cast, but also a number of votes at least equal to 25% of the number of registered voters.
08:04 : Polling stations will close at 6 p.m. in most municipalities and 8 p.m. in major cities. Some 48.7 million voters are called to the polls to choose their deputy in the 577 French constituencies. You can find out who the candidates are in your constituency using our search engine.
08:43 : The polling stations have opened in France for the first round of the legislative elections, 48.7 million voters are called upon to choose their deputy.
07:56 : We start by taking stock of the news:
• After those of a good part of the Overseas yesterday, the citizens of France are expected from 8 am in the polling stations. Nearly 49 million French people are called to the polls to choose their deputy. Follow our live.
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