French presidential election turnout figures slightly above 2012 at midday

PARIS, Apr 23: Turnout figures for the first round of the French presidential election showed a 28.
54 percentage participation rate by midday local time, (1000 GMT) the Interior Ministry said today, slightly above the corresponding rate in the 2012 vote.
The 28.
54 per cent compared to 28.
29 per cent in 2012 at the same hour, and compared to midday turnout rates of 31.
(Reuters)