Prime Minister Edouard Philippe finished first in the port city of Le Havre, winning 43.6 percent of the vote and consolidating his chance to win the runoff. Culture Minister Franck Riester and Budget Minster Gerald Darmanin were re-elected with outright majority.
Voter participation is crucial and one of the deciding factors for candidates as they need to secure more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a second-round ballot. For those who cannot pocket 50 percent of the vote, they need to obtain 10 percent in the first round of vote to head to the runoff.
Voter turnout in the first round of municipal election was 38.77 percent at 5 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), sharply down from 54.54 percent at the same time six years ago, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry.
The abstention rate was estimated at a record 56 percent compared to 33.4 percent in first round of the 2017 municipal election, as French voters, who traditionally tend to show less interest in polls, had further shunned elections on growing concerns of coronavirus spread.
As of Sunday, 5,423 cases of coronavirus infection were reported, up from 4,500 in one day, while 127 patients died from infection, up from 91 deaths registered on Saturday, the French Public Health announced.
The election runoff is scheduled for March 22. But many politicians called on the government to postpone the ballot due to the worsening health crisis.
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