French centre-left primary voting resumes following cyberattack disruption

More than half of registered voters have cast ballots in the French Socialist nomination primary after a cyberattack disrupted the initial voting process.

FTMQ World, written by our newsroom11 October 2026 at 01:070 views

Organisers of the French centre-left primary reported that more than half of registered voters have cast their ballots after a cyberattack disrupted the opening day of voting. The online election process was extended and will now run until Sunday at 6 p.m., Euronews reported. [1]

By midday on Saturday, 87,841 ballots were cast, which represents 62.6 percent of the 140,282 registered voters. Euronews reported that only 20,000 people had managed to submit their votes by Friday evening at 7 p.m. due to the cyberattack slowing down the platform. [1]

Around 140,000 voters are selecting from five candidates for the Socialist nomination. Organisers told Euronews that overall turnout is crucial for measuring the success of the all-online primary and establishing the winner's legitimacy ahead of the 2027 French presidential election. [1]

A total of 87,841 voters cast ballots by Saturday midday, representing 62.6 percent of registered participants.
A cyberattack slowed down the online primary process, leaving only 20,000 cast votes by Friday evening.
Five candidates are competing for the French Socialist nomination in an all-online election ending Sunday at 6 p.m.

Sources

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[1]Left-wing primary: more than half of registered voters have already voted, say organisersEuronews Election News, 9h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Die Linke on Wikipedia
[3]Polls close in tight Brazilian presidential election between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro FTMQ World, 6d ago

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