After the European elections of June 9th, and the dissolution of the National Assembly, the French must elect their deputies. In Rennes, 29 voting centers are spread across all the city’s districts. In the center, the Liberté school has been transformed to accommodate voters from the 8th constituency. The polling stations have been set up in the different classrooms of the school. In the middle of the morning, there are already many people showing up to vote. In the room of polling stations 411 and 412, two queues have formed, including several voters with proxies.
“Since the opening of the vote it has been a continuous flow. It doesn’t stop,” underlines Cécile Rapoport, president of office 411. Same observation for the president of the neighboring office, the deputy mayor of Rennes Sébastien Sémeril: “We can say that participation is good. At this time it seems a little higher than that of the Europeans. We don’t have any downtime.” Outside Robin, 19, waits with her father before going to vote: “This is the first time I’ve voted. I didn’t do it during the Europeans but I came here today. It’s not a habit that we all have, among young people, but we have to get into it. It is important. This is our future.”
The turnout therefore seemed significant in this polling station this morning. An impression that was confirmed in the figures at midday. In Rennes, the turnout rate was 26.38% at noon, a sharp increase of 7.67 points compared to the first round of the legislative elections in 2022 at the same time. Turnout was also up in the department with 22.12%, or 5.69 points more than in 2022.
