France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections, but the rapid accelerat...
PARIS - France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections, but the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus across the country has led to officials fearing the vote could see mass abstentions with some politicians demanding a last minute postponement.
Authorities said on Saturday that 91 people had been killed by the virus and more than 4,500 were infected, including 300 who were in intensive care. However, Philippe confirmed that the election would proceed under strict health guidelines with people asked to keep their distance from one another. “We can fear abstentions,” Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told reporters during a visit to a polling station on Saturday. “We understand the concerns of citizens who may not want to go to vote.”
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