French citizens living in Montreal turned out in droves Saturday to cast their ballots in the first round of France’s presidential election.
Voters in France head to the polls on Sunday. But for citizens outside the country, Saturday was their chance to vote.
In Montreal, voters waited in a slow-moving line that wrapped more than once around Palais des congrès in the city’s downtown. Some people waited nearly three hours to cast their vote.
“We know the line is long [but it’s moving well], that you’re all eager to vote, we’re doing our best,” read a tweet from the French Consulate in Montreal earlier in the
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