Noélie, 18, will be voting for the first time in France's presidential elections next month. The literature student hails from a family of left-wingers who aren't big voters. But Noélie has thrown herself wholeheartedly into the electoral race, campaigning for far-right pundit Éric Zemmour. As for voting? She can't wait.
Old enough to vote just as the presidential election comes around, Noélie is restless, eager for her first chance to cast a ballot in the April 10 first round. "I'm sure I'll be filled with emotion when I get to the voting booth," a smiling Noélie told FRANCE 24. She wouldn't miss the opportunity for the world. "It's very important to go vote. It's a means of expression. Every vote counts. I don't forget that, when my grandmother was born, women weren't allowed to vote in France." And yet casting a vote isn't exactly a family tradition for Noélie. "My mother has invariably abstained and my father has always cast a blank [protest] ballot," she explained.
