Voters turned out in low numbers in France's mayoral elections on Sunday af...
PARIS - Voters turned out in low numbers in France’s mayoral elections on Sunday after the government imposed stringent restrictions on public life to curb the spread of the coronavirus, though many headed outdoors to enjoy the warm spring sunshine.
In the race for Paris City Hall, an exit poll showed President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate, former health minister Agnes Buzyn, coming third behind the socialist incumbent Anne Hidalgo and a conservative challenger. Fewer than 40 percent of registered voters had cast a ballot at 1600 GMT, when only an hour’s voting remained outside the big cities, confirming concerns that abstentions could eclipse the previous lowest turnout in 1971.In the gardens of the Louvre Museum and along the banks of the River Seine in the capital, hundreds of people strolled, picnicked and drank in the spring sunshine.“We’re worried like everybody, but it’s sunny.
“I’ve got a lot of friends and family that will not go even if they usually carry out their civic duty,” she said.
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