PUDUCHERRY: French nationals residing in the Union territory of Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala cast their votes on Sunday in round two to choose between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen as their President.
Polling began at 8am and concluded at 7pm at six polling stations in four locations - two in Puducherry and one each in Chennai and Karaikal set up by the French Consulate in Puducherry. There are 4,564 French citizens in the Union territory of Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. France offers its citizens living abroad, who are over 18 years of age and have registered on the electoral list in the consulate general of France to vote in person in their country of residence. They can vote for the presidential elections, referendums, legislative elections, European elections and elections of the councillors of French citizens abroad.
