Voters May Shun Today’s Polls in Protest
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France’s conservative government might face a protest vote against economic reforms and high unemployment in regional elections, possibly boosting the extreme-right National Front.
Pollsters say a record number of French could decide not to vote today in anger over Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin’s efforts to fill large budget holes with cutbacks in areas such as healthcare, research and education.
A poll in the daily Le Monde said 70% of those surveyed recently wanted to “show their discontent” with the government in the voting for regional assemblies, a two-round poll with a runoff March 28.
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