Abstention was at all time high yes, but that's not new or anormal, it's rising since years many people either don't vote because they are done with politics, or just because ~~they're completely retarded and can't be bothered with that~~ their candidate didn't make it past the 1st round Blank is yet another deal, and null/invalid also But yeah, we can suspect one or more of those categories hides something else but then you need extraordinary proof for it... And we don't have that But again, the legistlatives are the real strategic vote that "most people" neglect, because it's much less spectacular, but the president needs a majority in the national assembly, a majority willing to support him and his camp and their ideas if he wants to get his shits done, because otherwise it's dead in the water