Sunday, June 28, 2020, shortly after noon, the residents of Le Touquet saw the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrive at the town hall. White masks on the face, the presidential couple who is registered in the seaside resort to vote came to deposit their ballot in the ballot box. They were greeted by MP Daniel Fasquelle, who was opposed to Juliette Bernard for this second round. Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron exchanged a few words with the elected officials present before isolating themselves to write on their ballots the name of the candidate they wish to see lead the city of the Opal Coast. A city they love so much and in which they married on October 20, 2007, the First Lady being from it. Once out of the town hall, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have taken off their masks. Smiling, the couple greeted the crowd, which came in droves to try to spot the head of state and his wife.
Historical abstention
While on March 15, 2020, abstention during the first round of municipal elections had already reached record figures, totaling more than 55%, the ballot of Sunday, June 28, 2020 smashed the abstention records during an election in France under the Fifth Republic. At 8 p.m., it was almost 60% according to projections Harris Interactive-Epoka for LCI and TF1. Specialists justify this record figure by the time between the two turns due to the confinement imposed to fight the coronavirus epidemic and the campaign disrupted by social distancing measures.
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