国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Historic abstention levels put legitimacy of future French assembly into ques
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Move">Move</span> (<span word="LREM">LREM</span>), <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 11, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undeniable">undeniable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimacy">legitimacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 11, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> 51.29 <span word="percent">percent</span>, 8 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 (42.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>), <span word="and">and</span> 29 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> (22.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>).</p><p><span word="Opinion">Opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> 577-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="makeover">makeover</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Odoxa">Odoxa</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="Info">Info</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, 53 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LREM">LREM</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2016 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="first">first</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="LREM">LREM</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="deformation">deformation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electorate">electorate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="LREM">LREM</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yves">Yves</span>-<span word="Marie">Marie</span> <span word="Cann">Cann</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elabe">Elabe</span>-<span word="CSA">CSA</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>.</p>
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