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Hollande teases banlieue voters with “Ni***s in Paris” video

April 11, 2012

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How do you reach out to the impoverished youth of Paris’ suburbs in order to gain their vote? By addressing them as “Niggas in Paris” and producing a flashy video, of course. At least, that’s what the people behind the campaign of Socialist candidate François Hollande seem to think. The video, which debuted yesterday, is titled […]

Euthanasia campaign features French president Sarkozy on deathbed

March 8, 2012

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In a shocking pro-euthanasia campaign released on Wednesday, French president Nicolas Sarkozy is portrayed as a dying patient in a hospital bed in an effort to convince him to change his current stand against the legalization of euthanasia in France. The text above the disturbing image reads: “Mr. Candidate, Must we put you in such a […]

Disabled French voters demand equal access to election process

February 10, 2012

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Equal access. That’s all French disabled voters want. But, what exactly does equal access mean? It means  to be able to exercise their right to vote as any other French citizen would, without any constraints, by having all the tools and modifications available for them to do so. The Unapéi, National Union of Associations of Parents […]

The reality of French voters with disabilities

February 9, 2012

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Can you imagine not being able to vote because you can’t even get through the door of the polling site? What would you do if you couldn’t elect your favorite candidate because you can’t even read the ballot? And what if you couldn’t even vote for anyone because, when you tried watching them on TV […]

First look into the demographics of French voters

February 3, 2012

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First, the figures. More than 43.2 million French people are registered to vote, according to a report by the INSEE, the (French) National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. But what are French voters really like? As far as age, the majority of French voters are 50 years and older.  Only about a quarter are […]

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