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Politics

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Vocabulary

Voter participation: A percentage of people who are voting in an election.

Coalition:   A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.  

Campaign: An organized effort which seeks for decision making process within a specific group.

Foreign policy: It consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations.

Delegate: A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a political party)

Immigration: The act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

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Voter participation La participation électorale

coalition une coalition

campaign une campagne (électorale)

Foreign policy politique étrangère

Delegate délégué

Immigration l'immigration

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Political Parties Left wing

Socialist Party

Right wing

UMP Party

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Whom do you Support?

Socialist Party UMP Party

Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande

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Current political Affairs France will be making it harder for foreigners to seek French citizenship as of

January.

Sarkozy stages crisis jobs summit.

Sarkozy calls unions labour leaders for crisis talks.

French nuclear plants urged to improve safety.

French nuclear energy under pressure France wants to export nuclear reactors