France election excitement prompts question: Why don’t we vote on weekends?
No one knows whether France’s election on Sunday will elevate Marine Le Pen, the far-right firebrand, or Emmanuel Macron, her centrist opponent. But one thing seems certain: French voters will head to the polls in droves.
In recent years, more than 70 percent of France’s voting-age population has cast ballots in presidential elections, compared to about 55 percent in American presidential elections.
The sharp disparity has renewed a long-running debate about whether American elections should be held on weekends, in an effort to make voting easier and more convenient.
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