French presidential election turnout figures slightly above 2012 at midday

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Turnout figures for the first round of the French presidential election showed a 28.54 percentage participation rate by midday local time, (6.00 a.m. ET) the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, slightly above the corresponding rate in the 2012 vote. The 28.54 percent compared to 28.29 percent in 2012 at the same hour, and compared to midday turnout rates of 31.21 percent in 2007 and 21.40 percent in 2002. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Andrew Callus)