A voter casts his ballot in the Hotel de la Collectivité polling station supervised by President of the Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs on Saturday during voting for France’s Presidential Election. The Préfecture reported a very low turnout of voters during the day. By 5:00pm only 19.76 % of the 20, 000 eligible voters went to the polls compared to 26.37 % in 2012. In St. Barths 51.66 % of eligible voters cast their ballots compared to 47.46% in 2012. No further information about who voted for whom in St. Martin could be obtained from the Préfecture last night.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/65428-low-turnout
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