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The race against the clock to organise France's snap elections

Workers at a printing company in Marseille pack up campaign materials for the upcoming parliamentary elections in France, on 18 June 2024. © Jérémy PAOLONI / AFP

When President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly triggered parliamentary elections earlier this month, he left officials just 20 days to organise a first round of voting. From printing ballots to fitting around summer holiday plans, the breakneck campaign poses a massive logistical challenge.

Louis Guerrero, director of the Jasson Taboureau printing company in Ecquevilly, west of Paris, began getting calls as soon as Macron announced the polls two weeks ago.

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