The right to vote in France

"Le droit de vote en France"
French A2 writing exercise

Find out facts about the right to vote in France.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the right to vote", "democracy", "essential", "a citizen", "to vote", "compulsory", "at least", "to be the case", "the French people", "to fight to [do]", "to obtain [something]", "a right", "to wait until...", "Plus, ...", "European", "to vote in an election".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-07-03

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You’ll practise: Adjectif, Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)

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The right to vote is very important in France because democracy is essential for French citizens. In the country of (the) Human Rights, voting is not compulsory. Today, all French citizens can vote if they are at least eighteen years old, but this was not always the case. The French people had to fight to obtain that right. Men got it in 1848, but French women had to wait until 1944! Plus, since 1992, French citizens are also European citizens and they can vote in European elections.

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