French election farce: Polling card blunder means 500,000 people could vote TWICE and could spell peril for Marine Le Pen
- The first round of the French general election takes place April 23
- A computer error meant 500,000 duplicate ballot cards were sent to voters
- Marine Le Pen's hopes may have been dashed by overseas voters using both
- A large French community in London reliant on EU laws could boost Macron
- Authorities say they would not be investigating potential vote fraud until after
Marine Le Pen's general election hopes could be in peril after it was revealed 500,000 voters outside of France were sent duplicate polling cards - giving a traditionally non-right wing electorate the chance to vote twice.
Because Le Pen's Front National party appeals to a conservative, domestic community the computer error could potentially see the politicians first round vote overshadowed by pro-EU double-voters.
French authorities confirmed they would not be investigating the potential electoral fraud until after the election, when retrospective prosecution may take place.
Marine Le Pen's general election hopes could be in doubt after a computer error meant 500,000 duplicate polling cards were sent to overseas votes - many of whom oppose Front National
French authorities confirmed they would not be investigating the potential electoral fraud until after the election, when retrospective prosecution may take place
By which time Le Pen's hopes for a Front National victory could already be extinguished.
