ELECTION DAY - Business Spotlight

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What’s going on at
the polling station?
In the UK, elections are usually held on a Thursday. Voters cast their ballot at a polling station, which could
be a school, a village hall or even a pub. Here, we focus on what goes on on the day of an election.
1. candidate
Kandidat(in)
stand for election
sich zur Wahl stellen
2. reporter
Berichterstatter(in)
the media
die Medien
3. cameraman
Kameramann
camera operator
Kameramann/-frau
4. protester
Demonstrant(in)
demonstration
Demonstration
5. protest sign
Protestschild
6. polling station / place Wahllokal
constituency Wahlbezirk
(US voting district)
7. ballot paper (US ballot) Stimmzettel
poll card (US voter
Wahlbenach registration card)
richtigung
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8. election officia Wahlhelfer(in)
9. electoral register Wählerverzeichnis
(US voter registration
list)
10. ballot box
Wahlurne
11. voter
Wähler(in)
eligible voter Wahlberechtigte(r),
[(elIdZEb&l]
Stimmberechtigte(r)
register to vote
zur Wahl anmelden
cast a voteseine Stimme abgeben
postal vote
Briefwahl
vote for sb. für jmdn. stimmen
12. polling booth UK
Wahlkabine
13. campaign flye Flugblatt
manifesto Wahlprogramm
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What are they saying?
Reporter:Good morning! You were one of the first voters at the polling station today. Who do
you think will win the election?
Voter:
Well, I hope Labour wins, of course. I don’t think much of the other candidates.
Reporter: And what do you think of the protesters?
Voter:I understand where they’re coming from, but I think they would be wiser to cast
their votes, or to stand for election themselves. Not that I’d vote for any of them,
mind you.
Reporter: Thank you. And now, back to the studio.
Systems of election
first-past-the-post election UK Mehrheitswahlrecht
Mehrheitsprinzip
majority rule [mE(dZQrEti]
proportional representation Verhältniswahl(system)
Types of election
by-election [(baI I)lekS&n] UK
general election
local election
mayoral election [(meErEl]
referendum
Zwischen-, Nach-,
Ergänzungswahl
landesweite Wahl
Kommunalwahl
Bürgermeister(in)wahl
Volksentscheid
The outcome
coalition government
Koalitionsregierung
hold a seateinen Sitz / ein Mandat
behalten
Pattsituation
hung parliament UK, Can.
lose a constituency einen Wahlbezirk
[kEn(stItjuEnsi]
verlieren
(US lose a voting district)
Mehrheit
majority
Ergebnis
result
Wahlbeteiligung
turnout
win a seateinen Sitz / ein Mandat
gewinnen
Did you know?
The 2010 UK general election resulted
in a hung parliament because no party
had an overall majority in the House of
Commons. So a coalition government
was formed between the Conservatives
and the Liberal Democrats. The current
prime minister is David Cameron, leader
of the Conservative Party (also known as
the Tory party). Nick Clegg, leader of the
Lib-Dems, is the deputy prime minister.
The other major party in the UK is Labour.
The next general election is on Thursday, 7 May 2015.
Put the ballot paper
in the ballot box
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Which words could describe the last general
election in your country? Write down a few
sentences and practise saying them aloud.
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