France to go ahead with elections on Sunday but authorities fear coronavirus will have a serious impact on voter turnout
A bottle of disinfectant gel stands on an official's table, during a preview of a polling station set in the city hall of the 10th arrondissement of Paris on March 13, 2020, two days ahead of the first round of France's 2020 mayoral election.
Voting stations are under orders to allow a one-meter gap between people in queues, and to provide soap or hydroalcoholic gel and disinfectant wipes for voting machines.“We'll have to make sure that the measures against the virus and health recommendations are strictly respected,” Macron said Thursday in a televised address to the French nation. The speech was aimed at curtailing the virus and calming the public, as France's number of cases jumped past 2,800, including 61 deaths.
The last municipal elections in 2014 saw a record low turnout of 63.7percent, and this time it is sure to be lower.His government faced months of protests from the yellow vest movement against perceived social injustice, as his pro-business policies are widely seen as favoring the wealthier. This winter, weeks of strikes and street demonstrations against a planned pension overhaul disrupted the country.Recent opinion polls show Macron’s popularity rate is hovering around 31 percent.
Representing Macron’s party is former Health Minister Agnes Buzyn, who at the last minute replaced the original contender who quit amid a sex video scandal in February. In contrast to LREM, the conservative party — which was the big winner in the 2014 municipal elections — has an important network of elected officials. The Republicans hope to “rebound” after three recent electoral failures, the party's president, Christian Jacob, said on RTL radio.
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