03:22New Caledonia residents headed to the polls to vote ahead of the French presidential elections runoff on Sunday.
Voters gathered in different points of New Caledonia's capital, such as its city hall and Marie Havet school to cast their vote during the second round of elections.
"I hope that the citizens vote because we are French and we need to continue participating in all of this," a woman said, outside of the poll station.
"Our future is decided in Europe, so it is important actually, that things can evolve in a given moment and it's needed also to vote for the Presidential [elections]," she concluded.
According to local reports, 297 polling stations put in place all over New Caledonia have closed without having welcomed many voters, with only 34.85 percent of voters turnout, only one in three voters.
Polling stations are open from 8 to 19 hours in some major cities, including Paris, voting will last until 8 pm. Around 49 million people are registered to vote, though pollsters have warned that turnout could be lower than in the first round of elections.
Macron topped the first round of the French presidential elections with 27.6 percent of the vote, ahead of Le Pen's 23.4 percent on April 10.
France: New Caledonia residents vote ahead of French election runoff
New Caledonia residents headed to the polls to vote ahead of the French presidential elections runoff on Sunday.
Voters gathered in different points of New Caledonia's capital, such as its city hall and Marie Havet school to cast their vote during the second round of elections.
"I hope that the citizens vote because we are French and we need to continue participating in all of this," a woman said, outside of the poll station.
"Our future is decided in Europe, so it is important actually, that things can evolve in a given moment and it's needed also to vote for the Presidential [elections]," she concluded.
According to local reports, 297 polling stations put in place all over New Caledonia have closed without having welcomed many voters, with only 34.85 percent of voters turnout, only one in three voters.
Polling stations are open from 8 to 19 hours in some major cities, including Paris, voting will last until 8 pm. Around 49 million people are registered to vote, though pollsters have warned that turnout could be lower than in the first round of elections.
Macron topped the first round of the French presidential elections with 27.6 percent of the vote, ahead of Le Pen's 23.4 percent on April 10.
New Caledonia residents headed to the polls to vote ahead of the French presidential elections runoff on Sunday.
Voters gathered in different points of New Caledonia's capital, such as its city hall and Marie Havet school to cast their vote during the second round of elections.
"I hope that the citizens vote because we are French and we need to continue participating in all of this," a woman said, outside of the poll station.
"Our future is decided in Europe, so it is important actually, that things can evolve in a given moment and it's needed also to vote for the Presidential [elections]," she concluded.
According to local reports, 297 polling stations put in place all over New Caledonia have closed without having welcomed many voters, with only 34.85 percent of voters turnout, only one in three voters.
Polling stations are open from 8 to 19 hours in some major cities, including Paris, voting will last until 8 pm. Around 49 million people are registered to vote, though pollsters have warned that turnout could be lower than in the first round of elections.
Macron topped the first round of the French presidential elections with 27.6 percent of the vote, ahead of Le Pen's 23.4 percent on April 10.