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00:00At this police station in Clamart, tents now accommodate the record numbers opting for
00:05proxy votes in France.
00:08Local government workers help people fill out forms that will allow someone else to
00:11cast their ballot on Sunday.
00:15We need the date of birth of your proxy, full name and electoral number.
00:23Official figures suggest that more than 2 million people have already registered for
00:26proxy voting in France, just days before the first round of the election.
00:31That's over five times the number of registrations than the last election.
00:36I finished work at seven, so I don't have time to leave Paris and get here to vote.
00:40So I gave my wife proxy voting rights to take my place.
00:44I've given my proxy to my dad because I know we have the same political beliefs and it
00:48was really simple.
00:49I just came and signed a form.
00:52Panelists say that the election's contentious nature, paired with upcoming summer holidays,
00:57means people have made efforts to cast their vote.