PARIS (AP) – The Latest on the first round of France’s parliamentary election (all times local):
6:25 p.m.
The low turnout rate in the first round of France’s parliamentary election suggests a sharp drop-off in interest among voters after the May election of President Emmanuel Macron.
Under France’s election rules, low voter turnout could also see fewer candidates make it through the second round next Sunday.
By late afternoon, just 41 percent of registered voters on the French mainland had cast ballots. That compared to 48 percent at the same time in the first round five years ago and 49 percent in 2002.