SURGE in turnout in France so far.
Turnout at 5pm is 59% of registered voters (orange line). That's already higher than the *overall* turnout in the 2012, 2017, and 2022 elections.
(Note: polls projected this; not necessarily indicative of a surprise in overall vote share.)
Whaaaaaat - voting on a WEEKEND? When people actually have time to themselves??? It's almost as if the goal is to maximize voter turnout, for cryin' out loud!!!
