Voting turnout in the snap French parliamentary elections is set to reach new heights today (Sunday), as 59.39% of eligible voters have voted by 5 PM, a number not seen since 1986, according to France 24.
According to French polling institute Ipsos Talan, the final turnout by the time the polls close is expected to reach 67.5%, the highest voting rate in the country since 1997.
Marine Le Pen's far right National Rally hopes to win an absolute majority in the lower house or National Assembly following a successful showing in the EU parliamentary elections.
President Macron had called the current snap elections due to his own party's poor showing during those same elections.
