PARIS (AP) — The Interior Ministry says more than one in four French voters in the first round of France’s presidential election cast ballots before noon — a solid turnout compared to recent years.
After a provisional noontime count, the ministry said over 28 percent of France’s 44-million-plus registered voters had cast ballots.
It was less than the 31 percent at the same time in the 2007 first-round vote, but more than in the four previous races.
Sunday’s balloting will winnow down a list of 10 candidates to two finalists for a May 6 runoff.