Voting begins in 2022 French presidential election
STORY: Voting begins in 2022 French presidential election
DATELINE: April 10, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:55
LOCATION: Paris
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of voters casting their ballots at poll stations
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Voter
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Voter
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent
"France is voting in the first round of its presidential election. French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Alliance candidate Marine Le Pen are the top two candidates in a field of 12, according to opinion polls, and are likely to reach the second round of voting. Meanwhile, the abstention rate for this round of voting could be as high as 30 percent or more."
Voting for the 2022 French presidential election began at 8:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday in Metropolitan France.
Some 48.8 million eligible voters will choose their new president for the next five years among 12 candidates, including curren
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