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The 1st round abstention rate is estimated at 26.5%, a number that has been on the rise over the past 20 years in France.

@DheepthiParis has more on the upward trend ⤵️

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour 🔴The #Presidentielle traditionally attracts the most French voters, but pollsters have warned of a low voter turnout this year.

🇫🇷🗳️ @mperelman asked journalist @RachelDonadio why voters are less interested in this election compared to previous ones ⤵️

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio 🗳️🇫🇷 "Today in the room I'm detecting nerves more than anything else," says our reporter @clairepaccalin from #Macron's campaign HQ

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin 🔴 Our journalist @FloVilleminot is at Marine Le Pen's headquarters in eastern Paris, where the presidential candidate arrived just shortly ago.

🇫🇷🗳️ @mperelman asked Florence how the mood is there ⤵️

@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot 📈 #Inflation and #energycosts have been very important issues in this presidential campaign.

Our business editor @kateamoody has more ⤵️

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody 🔴 Meanwhile, our reporter @WassimCornet is at the far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon's headquarters near Bastille in Paris.

🇫🇷🗳️ This is Mélenchon's third time running for president. But will he succeed this time, asks @mperelman ⤵️

@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody @WassimCornet 🇫🇷 "Who can protect the French in such difficult times?"

According to political scientist @BCautres, this is the key question of this election ⤵️

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody @WassimCornet @BCautres 🟢 "The #Greens are going all in this time and they have high hopes but there is a feeling of disappointment," explains @VDekimpe from Yannick Jadot's campaign HQ with the latest

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody @WassimCornet @BCautres @VDekimpe 🔴 @sargentali is covering far-right candidate Éric Zemmour for FRANCE 24.

🇫🇷🗳️ She reports that supporters at his headquarters are "full of energy" at they await the first exit polls as soon as polling stations close at 8 pm ⤵️

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody @WassimCornet @BCautres @VDekimpe @sargentali 🗳️ Two rounds of voting, universal suffrage... How does the presidential election work in #France 🇫🇷?

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@DheepthiParis @1ertour @mperelman @RachelDonadio @clairepaccalin @FloVilleminot @kateamoody @WassimCornet @BCautres @VDekimpe @sargentali 🇫🇷 "What she'll be looking for is to see how well she does compared to the socialist party candidate in 2017," explains @delanodsouza from Anne Hidalgo's campaign HQ

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