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FRANCIA French social-democratic primary hit by cyberattack on voting platform
Organizers said the system was flooded with automated connections that made access harder for some voters. They also said voting continued without interruption and that recorded ballots were not compromised.
The voting platform used for France’s social-democratic left primary came under a cyberattack shortly after opening, according to the organizing commission, as reported by France Info and Le Monde.
France Info said the attack involved pushing simultaneous connections to the maximum through bots, creating a fake surge in traffic that hindered access for some voters.
The commission said the platform was never shut down and that the ballot continued without interruption from the start of voting. It also said the integrity of recorded votes was not affected, a point also noted by Le Monde.
According to France Info, the political groups involved condemned what they described as an attempt to disrupt a democratic process and said they would take the matter to court.
More than 140,000 people were called to choose among Ségolène Royal, Emmanuel Maurel, Raphaël Glucksmann, Olivier Faure and Jérôme Guedj the candidate for that political space in the next presidential election.
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