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AFP
Voters and ballot authorities had to use face masks.
France’s Green party and its left-wing allies have made substantial gains in a second round of regional elections.
They caught cities such as Lyon, Strasbourg and Besançon.
President Emmanuel Macron centrist LREM celebration, which does not have the type of support at regional level it takes pleasure in nationally, failed to win in any major city.
The survey was postponed in March since of the coronavirus crisis. Restrictions such as obligatory face masks remained in place and turnout was really low.
The preliminary of municipal elections was held 2 days before the federal government declared a lock