In a city in France’s north, many are turning in blank protest votes

LAON, France — A choice between a banker and a racist. An impossible dilemma. A dead end.  That is how a hefty share of voters in this small northern city, rising 300 feet above the plains of Hauts-de-France, depicted the choice before them as polls opened Sunday in the most decisive French election in decades. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/07/in-a-city-in-frances-north-many-are-turning-in-blank-protest-votes/