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In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique or even Montreal and Washington, the first votes in the second round have already taken place on Saturday April 23. Shanghai expatriates were unable to go to polling stations due to confinement.
Due to time difference, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, we started voting on Saturday April 23. Also opening of polling stations in Martinique and Guadeloupe. In these two departments, Jean-Luc Mélenchon came out on top in the first round. For some voters, the choice is difficult. “I voted Mélenchon in the first round and he is not there, but we have to vote so I will do it”explains one. “That’s it, I have done my duty as a citizen and come what may”says another.
In Montreal, record attendance at the Palais des Congrès. North American expats are also voting today. To accommodate the 58,000 registered in the Canadian metropolis, 39 polling stations were installed in the huge building. A little less people in Washington in front of the French Embassy. In the United States, participation did not reach the 50% in the first round. As for French expatriates in Shanghai, they are deprived of an election due to the confinement of the city. The results of the votes abroad and overseas will only be known on Sunday 24 April after 20 hours.