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French identity crisis over "foreign" voting

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20 Views • Dec 08, 2011

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It's a minor point of French law that's become a line in the sand for the country's party politics: should foreign residents have the right to vote in regional elections? For a country that's struggled recently with ideas of "Frenchness" -- cracking down on Roma Gypsy camps and banning face-veils -- today's vote in the Senate has become a key issue ahead of next year's elections. Duration: 01:22

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#WEB #over #IMMIGRATION #French #FRANCE #foreign #VOTE #POLITICS #voting #crisis #identity

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