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France elections: Far-right National Rally loses key battleground states
bbc.com ^ | June 28, 2021 | BBC

Posted on 06/27/2021 8:26:20 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

France's far-right National Rally (RN) have failed to win their first ever region, as results from the second round of regional elections come in. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur was a target for Marine Le Pen's party. But exit polls suggest their hotly-tipped candidate lost to the centre-right Republicans.

The election - which saw a potentially record low turnout of less than 30% - also brought disappointment for President Emmanuel Macron.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: election; europe; france

1 posted on 06/27/2021 8:26:20 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
record low turnout of less than 30%

This is what is killing Democracy everywhere, not just the US...apathy.

2 posted on 06/27/2021 8:29:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

3 posted on 06/27/2021 8:30:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

IDless mail in voting can turn those low turn out numbers around.


4 posted on 06/27/2021 8:32:27 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (You may not take an interest in politics, but politics takes an interest in you "Pericles" )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

\\ France’s far-right National Rally (RN) have failed to win //

What ?
Dominion used there too ? /-)

\\\ The election - which saw a potentially record low turnout ///

Guess they had zero confidence in the election integrity ?, cuz they
DID have dominion there ?


5 posted on 06/27/2021 8:34:06 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Archie Bunker on steroids

Aren’t they still in lockdown???


6 posted on 06/27/2021 8:42:29 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The Frogs are boiled...


7 posted on 06/27/2021 8:44:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I marvel at these Western leftist journo-activist puff pieces celebrating “democracy”. Eventually you WILL get 100% legitimate turnout in countries like France, Germany and Italy and the outcomes won’t be pretty . . . for them.


8 posted on 06/27/2021 10:11:01 PM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Voting machines?


9 posted on 06/27/2021 10:14:18 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. MI will never be a peaceful slave So!!!cialist America.)
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To: dfwgator

How do we know the turnout was really low?

Wanna bet which kind of voting machines France has...


10 posted on 06/27/2021 10:35:58 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Pajamajan

From February...

https://www.voanews.com/europe/france-signals-it-may-try-out-early-electronic-voting


11 posted on 06/27/2021 10:39:05 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: mewzilla
From earlier this month...

Consular Elections in France Another step forward in the French online voting experience

What could go wrong.

12 posted on 06/27/2021 10:42:30 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Anyone who still thinks liberty is winning globally needs to be expelled from FR


13 posted on 06/28/2021 2:42:27 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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