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Can French politicians inspire the masses to come out and vote


Can French politicians inspire the masses to come out and vote
RFI
27 Jun 2021, 19:16 GMT+10
Polling stations have opened in France for the second round of regional elections on Sunday. The traditional right-wing party and the Socialists have made some gains so far, while President Emmanuel Macron s ruling centrist party is lagging behind. But the real challenge for the parties is abstention.
France s 13 mainland regions from Brittany in the northwest to the (PACA) region in the southeast are going to the polls again, but the key concern is turnout, after a 66 percent abstention rate in the first round.
What we are seeing is the culmination of a disconnection between voters and the political class, said Jessica Sainty, politics lecturer at Avignon University, while acknowledging the Covid-19 crisis also played a role in high abstention rate. ....

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