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Paris mayoral candidate Agnes Buzyn, speaks with local residents as she campains for the upcoming mayoral elections in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Municipal elections will take place on March 15 and 22 throughout France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Democracy in times of virus: France maintains elections
March 13, 2020 7:04 a.m.

Democracy in times of virus: France maintains elections

PARIS (AP) — The new virus has shuttered all schools, banished cheek-kissing and upended daily life across France, but President Emmanuel Macron won't let it disrupt democracy, so he's maintaining nationwide elections this weekend.