[sbose78]

If polls haven't closed yet, shouldn't exit polls be made illegal? Because exit polls can manipulate opinions.

[MagnumOpus]

That is already illegal in France. Exit polls can be taken, but cannot be published until after polling booths close.

Since the polling booths are now closed (it is 8:30pm in France), these exit polls have been published. That is what the Beeb article is based on.