2017 French Presidential Election

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What times do the polls close with say, East Coast U.S time.  (Three Hours later than Pacific Coast time.)  Sorry if this has been answered already.

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Any indications on turnout in key areas as they affect a certain candidate's chances?

I have looked through the 12:00 turnout figures by dept. and they are all over the place.

You cannot draw any conclusions here ...

What times do the polls close with say, East Coast U.S time.  (Three Hours later than Pacific Coast time.)  Sorry if this has been answered already.

2pm East Coast.

Thanks, that's earlier than I expected. 

Odd, elections here end around 8 P.M, yet the French end voting by 2 P.M.  (Sorry, just a really stupid joke.)

Then there is this "joke":  I don't know why anybody lives in Greenwich.  All you get there is a mean time!

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Any good live updates website to read tidbits throughout the day as they come live?

Also, side note. I saw video of Le Pen leaving her vehicle to vote. She seemed to be in a one car motorcade. Is that typical in France? In the US, even more minor candidates would at least have like a black SUV with some security.

Isn't a one-car motorcade just a car?

But to your question, you must ask yourself: when was the last time a French president or presidential candidate has been assassinated? I'm guessing it's not that frequent.

I don't know if I like this discussion or not, but there were assassination attempts against De Gaulle.