Live: towards a record abstention in France in the first round of the regional

Published on : 06/20/2021 – 7:16 PM

Abstention, the first party in France? This is what emerges from the turnout on Sunday, June 20, in the first round of regional and departmental elections: at 5 p.m., only 26.72% of voters had come to the polling stations, a figure of 16 points. lower than that of the regional ones of December 2015 (43.01%), according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior.

The highest abstention for a first round of the regional was in 2010, with 53.67%. The first estimates carried out by polling institutes anticipate it at a level of between 66.5% and 68.6% – which would mean that two out of three voters would not have come.

The skills devolved to the regions (transport, high schools, vocational training, etc.) and departments (colleges, RSA, social assistance, etc.) nevertheless affect the daily life of the French as closely as possible.

The stakes of this double ballot are multiple: will the RN win its first region? What future for the potential candidates for the Élysée, many on the right? Will the majority limit the breakage? Who will impose his mark on the left? What alliances for the second round on Sunday June 27?