Sunday, March 15, 2020 was the first round of municipal elections. President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and his wife went to vote at Le Touquet (Pas-de-Calais) at midday. A vote immortalized by the media, which was the subject of all attention. While France is now in stage 3 of the coronavirus epidemic requiring the implementation of several security measures, the presidential couple voted with caution, as reported by our colleagues from Gala. The First Lady and the Head of State used hydro-alcoholic gel from their arrival and refrained from shaking hands with the people who were waiting for them, content with a simple head salute, called "Indian salute".
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Questioned at the exit of the polling station, the head of state spoke by reminding the French of the instructions to be followed. Questioned on the maintenance of the first round of the municipal elections which caused so much debate, the President of the Republic declared: "The virus spreads when you stay a quarter of an hour less than a meter from someone by projection." While the President of the United States Donald Trump has just declared having been tested negative after having been in contact with several people tested positive at Covid-19, Emmanuel Macron explained to journalists who questioned him about his own screening:"I have not been tested because I have no symptoms. We test our fellow citizens if there are symptoms. There is no freehand but rigor ".
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