Sentence examples for french turnout from inspiring English sources

In this election, in which the French turnout was roughly half that of the 2007 presidential race, the Ecologists attracted a number of Socialist voters who did not turn to Mr. Bayrou.

The French government said the rally turnout was the highest on record.

Although Macron's margin was large, turnout was low by French standards, and many ballots were left blank.

Notice also how much higher the turnout was at the recent French presidential election (80 per cent) compared with our last general election (65 per cent).

That, at least, was one reason suggested for the meager turnout of hornists at the French horn Mass Appeal event at 59th Street and Columbus Circle.

But analysts have also attributed low turnouts to the fact that French voters have been expected to go to the polls four times starting on April 21.

Despite a sluggish economy and the threat of new French taxes on works of art, the early turnout for FIAC — which runs through Sunday — was strong.

But public backlash to some of Macron's pro-business reforms is likely, and the low turnout is not a good sign for French enthusiasm toward its current politics.

In London, French expats are considered to lean to the right, but turnout tends to be low with only 30% voting in 2007.

"Paris is the capital of the world today," French leader Francois Hollande commented on the march, which saw the highest turnout in the country's history.

The one-time French leader obtained 64.5percentnt of votes from party members in a record turnout.