French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference in Aubervilliers, Seine Saint Denis, France, on March 17, 2022. Macron presented his program for the presidential elections to be held in April. (Xinhua)
The French Constitutional Council has validated the candidacy of 12 persons, among them Emmanuel Macron, Marine le Pen and Valerie Pecresse.
PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Some 48.7 million French citizens have registered to vote in this April's presidential election, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said on Thursday.
According to the institute, 47.05 million people registered on municipal lists, 1.43 million registered overseas on consular lists, and 0.22 million registered in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
The Elysee presidential palace is pictured in the morning before its opening to the public in Paris, France, Sept. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
In metropolitan France and the 13 French overseas territories, 95 percent of the citizens who are eligible to vote are registered on municipal lists, it said.
The French Constitutional Council has validated the candidacy of 12 persons, among them Emmanuel Macron, Marine le Pen and Valerie Pecresse.
If no candidate wins the absolute majority of the votes cast in the first election round on April 10, the top two candidates will progress to a runoff vote on April 24. ■
