Conversely, on foreign French-speaking media and social media, estimates will, in the space of one mouse click, start filtering out from 6.30 p.m. onwards, when those in the know get initial voting trends, from the first 100 ballot papers counted from other polling stations that closed at 6 p.m.
P. stronghold, which decided on Friday to use its initial election-night vote count rather than the mandatory machine recount performed several days later.