(*) Votes cast are ballots recorded in favour of a particular candidate. Blank votes and null ballots are therefore excluded from this category.

(**) Make a prediction on the number of blank votes, i.e. the percentage of individuals registered on the electoral roll who will vote without expressing any preference by placing an empty envelope or an envelope containing a blank ballot in the ballot box.
The simulator does not take null ballots into account as it is difficult to distinguish between those cast accidentally or deliberately, and therefore to determine their impact on the election result.

(***) Make a prediction on the number of abstentions from voting, i.e. the percentage of individuals registered on the electoral roll who will not vote (in the first round, second round or both rounds).