Presidential election: The votes of the French in northern Italy in the 1st round
The French in Italy voted for Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the presidential election. But according to their votes, Marine Le Pen would not have occurred in the second round which would be held on April 24.
Of the 18,658 voters registered on the electoral rolls of the consular district of Milan (which covers northern Italy), some 6,058 French people voted, for 6,002 votes cast (29 canceled ballots and 27 blank ballots) during the first round of the election. presidential election on Sunday April 10, 2022. In 2017, some 6,039 votes were cast, for 17,032 registered on the lists.
The participation rate was therefore slightly lower this year (32.5%), compared to 35.7% in 2017.
At national level, the abstention rate was 69.6% in the first round, out of a total of 35,113 registered in Italy.
The French in northern Italy voted for Emmanuel Macron who won 3,148 votes, or 52.4% of the vote. This is much more than the national results (27.85%) and also the general results of French people living outside France (45.09%).
As for theall French people living outside France, more French people in Italy voted for Jean-Luc Mélenchon than for Marine Le Pen. The leader of La France Insoumise won 14% of the vote in northern Italy, compared to 21.92% if we consider all the votes of French people living abroad and 22% of the vote according to national figures .
The leader of the National Front meanwhile won 7% of the votes of French people in northern Italy, against 5.9% for all French people living abroad and 23.15% nationally.
The detailed votes of the French in northern Italy (consular district of Milan)
Name of candidates | Votes obtained in % |
Emmanuel Macron |
52.4% |
Jean-Luc Melenchon | 14.0% |
Yannick Jadot | 7.9% |
Marine Le Pen | 7.0% |
Eric Zemmour | 5.9% |
Valerie Pécresse |
4.2% |
Anne Hidalgo | 3.8% |
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan | 1.8% |
Fabien Roussel | 0.9% |
John Lassalle | 0.9% |
Philippe Poutou | 0.6% |
Nathalie Arthaud |
0.4% |
Proxy for the second round of the presidential elections
The second round of presidential elections is next April 24, a date that falls during French school holidays and during a bridge in Italy. Remember that there is always time to give proxy to a representative to vote in the second round: either by going to the Consulate General in Milan, or by going to one of the consular agencies in the constituency.
It is finally possible to start the power of attorney procedure on the site mapprocuration.gouv.frto be done then, only at the consulate general or in a police station/gendarmerie for those who are in France.
* Provisional results subject to possible corrections and decisions of the election judge