A special working program for November 1 was instituted at polling station No. 1/342 of  Strasbourg city in France. Under a decision taken by the Central Election Commission, the electors at this polling station will be able to vote between 7am and 8pm, IPN reports.

CEC president Dorin Cimil said the decision was taken in connection with the extension of the restrictive measures by the French authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic and to the raising of the national security alert to its highest level following the attack in Nice and Avignon.

The CEC also instituted a special working program for polling station No. 1/307 based in Baku, Azerbaijan.