The crabs on Anne-Marie Darchen's fish stall move lazily across the white counter. The morning rush has died down in Le Havre's daily fish market, and a good number of those left milling around in the sun near the port are canvassing votes for Sunday's local election, reports the BBC.
Ms Darchen doesn't think much of the campaign so far. "Apart from talking about coronavirus," she says. "The rest? Pfff."
Local elections aren't meant to be about national issues, but that's tough when your candidate is the prime minister.
Édouard Philippe's face - the face of France's battle with the pandemic - dominates the glossy leaflets being handed out to passers-by.
There's been plenty of time for the pandemic to influence feelings here.
France held the first round of voting three months ago as coronavirus took hold - a decision President Emmanuel Macron was widely criticised for. More than half of all voters avoided polling stations entirely.
Abstention is still expected to be high for the run-off contests on Sunday, many of them in France's most important cities.