In France the abstention rate in the first round of the 2022 presidential election was 26.3 percent, four points higher than in the 2017 elections, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior. Abstention was especially high in the overseas departments and territories. In contrast, the regions where the French went to the polls the most were Bretagne (21.21 percent), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (21.57 percent), and Occitannie (21.75 percent).
Rate of abstention in the first round of the presidential election in France in 2022, by region
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Data.gouv.fr. (April 14, 2022). Rate of abstention in the first round of the presidential election in France in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303279/abstention-rate-french-presidential-election-first-round-region/
Data.gouv.fr. "Rate of abstention in the first round of the presidential election in France in 2022, by region." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303279/abstention-rate-french-presidential-election-first-round-region/
Data.gouv.fr. (2022). Rate of abstention in the first round of the presidential election in France in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303279/abstention-rate-french-presidential-election-first-round-region/
Data.gouv.fr. "Rate of Abstention in The First Round of The Presidential Election in France in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303279/abstention-rate-french-presidential-election-first-round-region/
Data.gouv.fr, Rate of abstention in the first round of the presidential election in France in 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303279/abstention-rate-french-presidential-election-first-round-region/ (last visited November 07, 2024)
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