The pandemic situation, caused by the spread of the new coronavirus, affected the intention to vote in the 2020 municipal elections in France. People indeed considered polling stations as places where there was a risk to contract Covid-19. Such an exposure dissuaded a share of the French population from going to vote. As of March 5, 2020, 36 percent of people living in the Parisian urban area did not intend to participate in the municipal elections.
Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Personally, is the risk of transmission of the new coronavirus a reason not going to a polling station to vote in the next municipal elections of March 15 and 22?"
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IFOP. (March 9, 2020). Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/
IFOP. "Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size." Chart. March 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/
IFOP. (2020). Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/
IFOP. "Share of French People Who Do Not Intend to Participate in The 2020 Municipal Elections Due to The Risk of Contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by Conurbation Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/
IFOP, Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of French people who do not intend to participate in the 2020 municipal elections due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 as of March 5, 2020, by conurbation size [Graph], IFOP, March 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1104787/french-people-who-do-not-intend-to-participate-in-local-elections-covid-19/
