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Polls close at 7pm except in larger cities, but counting of votes start at this time. It's forbidden to leak the results until 8pm, at which time the sample is
by lindbergh 9y ago
Polls close at 7pm except in larger cities, but counting of votes start at this time. It's forbidden to leak the results until 8pm, at which time the sample is large enough to give a precise estimate, unlikely to move by much.
- sbose78 9y agoIf polls haven't closed yet, shouldn't exit polls be made illegal? Because exit polls can manipulate opinions.
- MagnumOpus 9y agoThat is already illegal in France. Exit polls can be taken, but cannot be published until after polling booths close. Since the polling booths are now closed (it is 8:30pm in France), these exit polls have been published. That is what the Beeb article is based on.
- glandium 9y ago> at which time the sample is large enough to give a precise estimate, unlikely to move by much. More importantly, at which time all booths are closed.