France holds municipal elections postponed by virus crisis France is holding the second round of municipal elections that got postponed due to the country's coronavirus outbreakAt least 29 states seeing rise in coronavirus cases The Associated PressPARIS -- France is holding the second round of municipal elections in 5,000 towns and cities Sunday that got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, amid lingering worries about the pandemic and anger at how French President Emmanuel Macron's government handled it. The voting was suspended after the first round of the nationwide municipal elections on March 15, which produced decisive outcomes in 30,000 other mostly small communes. While virus fears clouded the first round of voting, some voters appeared more confident this time around. Recent opinion polls show Macron’s popularity rating is hovering around 40%, which is higher than from before the virus outbreak. Macron’s 3-year-old centrist party is fielding municipal candidates for the first time and still lacks local roots across France.

Source: ABC News June 28, 2020 07:18 UTC