Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 1 Politics
Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 2 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.
Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 3 EnglishFrench Voter participationLa participation électorale coalitionune coalition campaignune campagne (électorale) Foreign policypolitique étrangère Delegatedélégué Immigrationl'immigration Vocabulary
Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 4 Political Parties Left wing Socialist Party Right wing UMP Party
Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 5 Whom do you Support? Socialist Party UMP Party Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande
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Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 7 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