🇫🇷 Imagine planning a nationwide election while fighting a pandemic – sounds like the plot of a dystopian movie, right? But this is exactly what France is doing this week as 47.7 million voters head to polling stations to elect local leaders. Critics are asking: Is democracy worth the health risk?
💡 The government rolled out anti-COVID protocols: voters must keep 1-meter distance, use their own pens, and access sanitizer at every station. Officials in sterile gloves will assist – but with cafes, schools, and public spaces closed until April 15, many wonder why voting isn’t postponed.
⚠️ Prime Minister Edouard Philippe called these restrictions \"unprecedented since WWI.\" Yet the elections proceed as France reports surging cases. Some mayors have openly opposed the decision, calling it a \"contradiction\" to lockdown measures.
🗣️ \"We can't pause democracy,\" argue supporters. Detractors counter: \"What’s the point of electing leaders if hospitals collapse?\" The world watches closely as France becomes a test case for balancing public health and civic duty. 🦠🗳️
