How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections.

PLoS One · 2021 · PMC7904179 · PMID 33626074

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Third, we cannot exclude the possibility that the sharp decline in turnout across municipalities is merely a continuation of a negative trend in French electoral participation.

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