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Oct 28, 2020, 6 tweets

In France there are no tv campaign ads. There are no lawn signs. There are no bumper stickers or truck flags. Presidential campaigns last 100 days. There’s a voting station for every maximum 1000 voters. Votes are papers slipped into an envelope & placed in an urn & hand counted.

Elections are held on Sundays. Every vote carries equal weight.

Most of what trump says - the lies, libel, slander - is illegal.

Yes, there is a media and polling blackout (including no exit polls) for the 24 hours before polls close - from Saturday night until every polling station closes Sunday night. To avoid undo influence.

Thank you @GlobalisedMinds

Presidential campaigns are limited to 100 days.

Transition is immediate. As soon as the election results are verified, the transition happens and the French have a new President.

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