Ballots are set to provide clearest indication so far of political temperature in runup to presidential election Ballots are set to provide clearest indication so far of political temperature in runup to presidential election France’s voters go to the polls on 15 and 22 March for two rounds of municipal elections that will provide the clearest indication so far of the country’s political temperature in the runup to the presidential election next year. The ballots in 35,000 communes across