Turnout for the second round of the French presidential election stood a 63.2% at 5:00 pm local time in mainland France on Sunday, the interior ministry said. Based on the ministry’s figures, polling institutions estimated the abstention rate was on track to reach 28%. If confirmed, this would be the highest abstention in the second round of a presidential election since 1969. Voter turnout is down by two percent from the previous presidential runoff in 2017, according to the figures. Turnout was also two percentage points below what it had been at 5pm in the first round of voting on 10 April,…