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Voter Turnout in President Election in French Guiana Higher Than in First Round

© REUTERS / Eric GaillardElectoral documents for the upcoming second round of 2017 French presidential election are displayed as registered voters will receive an envelope containing the declarations of faith of each candidate, Emmanuel Macron (R) and Marine Le Pen (L), along with the two ballot papers for the May 7 second round of the French presidential election, in Nice, France, May 3, 2017
Electoral documents for the upcoming second round of 2017 French presidential election are displayed as registered voters will receive an envelope containing the declarations of faith of each candidate, Emmanuel Macron (R) and Marine Le Pen (L), along with the two ballot papers for the May 7 second round of the French presidential election, in Nice, France, May 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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The voter turnout in French Guiana reached 41.19 percent in the final round of French presidential election on Saturday.

A woman walks near election campaign posters for French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, in Saint Jean Pied de Port, southwestern France, Friday May 5, 2017 - Sputnik International
France Tries to Boost Voter Turnout During Sunday’s Presidential Run-Off
PARIS (Sputnik) — The voter turnout in French Guiana, France's overseas region, reached 41.19 percent in the final round of French presidential election on Saturday as of 5 p.m. local time (20:00 GMT), the France-Guyane media outlet reported Saturday.

In the first round in late April, the turnout at the same time amounted to 37.31 percent, France-Guyane said.

The final round of French presidential election in Metropolitan France will take place on Sunday. The first round took place on April 23, in which independent candidate Emmanuel Macron came first with 24.01 percent of the votes, followed by right-wing Marine Le Pen with 21.3 percent.

According to the latest Ifop-Fiducial poll conducted for Paris Match, CNews and Sud Radio published on Friday, Macron is leading the race with 63 percent, while Le Pen may get 37 percent.

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