Lowest Turnout Since 1974 As France Decides The “Future Of The EU”

Jon Politics

#Presidentielle2017 : participation 65,3% 17:00. (71,96 % en 2012 et 75,11 % en 2007)./Ministre pic.twitter.com/YYAHgjEBrz
— LesNews (@LesNews) May 7, 2017

Update: as of 5pm, the French voter participation was 65.3%, which is the lowest in presidential elections going back at least all the way to 1988:
2017 : 65.30% 2012 : 71.96% 2007 : 75.11% 2002 : 67.62% 1995 : 66.07% 1988 : 70.63% And according to a separate accounts, the voter turnout was the lowest going back all the way to 1974.
An estimate by elabe/BFMTV estimates the final voter turnout at just 74%, which would make it the lowest since 1969.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on May 7, 2017.