France’s first-time voters: ‘Women fought for the right to vote, we must not forget it’

Assia Rezagui, 19, will cast her first vote in France's presidential election on April 10 and 24. © DR

Teenage student Assia Rezagui will be casting her very first ballot in next month’s presidential election. Having grown up in a family steeped in politics, she tells FRANCE 24 why voting is both a precious right and a civic duty.

Pollsters have warned that French youths may shun the April election in record numbers – but 19-year-old Assia Rezagui won’t be among them.