élection

élection [elεksjɔ̃]

feminine noun

election

• se présenter aux élections to stand (Brit) or run (US) as a candidate in the election

• patrie d'élection country of one's own choosing

► élections législatives legislative elections ≈ general election

► élection partielle ≈ by-election

► élection présidentielle presidential election

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ÉLECTIONS

Presidential elections are held in France every seven years, while legislative elections (for the « députés » who make up the « Assemblée nationale ») take place every five years.

On a local level the most important elections are the « élections municipales » for the « Conseil municipal » (or the « Conseil d'arrondissement » in Paris, Marseille and Lyon).

All public elections take place on a Sunday in France, usually in school halls and « mairies ». → CANTON  COMMUNE  DÉPARTEMENT

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Public elections are held on Sundays, with a week's delay (two weeks in the élections présidentielles) between first and second rounds if absolute majority is not achieved immediately. Voters, who must present their carte d'électeur and proof of identity, collect slips and in the privacy of the polling booth choose the slip containing the name of their preferred candidate or list and place it in an envelope and then in the polling box or urne

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elɛksjɔ̃

1. nf

1) POLITIQUE election

2) (= choix)

sa terre d'élection — the land of one's choice

sa patrie d'élection — the country of one's choice

2. élections nfpl

POLITIQUE election(s)

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élection nf

1 Pol election (à to); se présenter aux élections to stand in the elections GB, to run for office US, to run in the elections; des élections libres free elections; élection présidentielle presidential election; élections primaires/législatives/locales primary/legislative/local elections; élections générales general election; élection partielle by-election GB, off-year election US; le premier tour des élections the first ballot; après son élection after being elected;

2 (choix) choice; mon pays d'élection my chosen country.Élection Public elections are held on Sundays, with a week's delay (two weeks in the élections présidentielles) between first and second rounds if absolute majority is not achieved immediately. Voters, who must present their carte d'électeur and proof of identity, collect slips and in the privacy of the polling booth choose the slip containing the name of their preferred candidate or list and place it in an envelope and then in the polling box or urne.

[elɛksjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [procédure] election, polls

les élections ont lieu aujourd'hui it's election ou polling day today

procéder à une élection to hold an election

se présenter aux élections to stand in the elections (UK), to run for office ou as a candidate (US)

élections cantonaleselections held every three years to elect half the members of the Conseil général

élections législatives general elections (held every five years)

élections municipales local ou council (UK) elections (held every six years)

élection partielle by-election

élection présidentielle presidential election

élections régionaleselections held every six years to elect members of the Conseil régional

élections sénatorialeselections held every three years to elect one third of the members of the Sénat

2. [nomination] election

son élection à la présidence her election as president ou to the presidency

3. DROIT

élection de domicile choice of domicile

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d'élection locution adjectivale

[choisi - patrie, famille] of one's own choice ou choosing, chosen

ÉLECTIONS

All French citizens aged eighteen or over are entitled to vote in elections, after they have registered on the electoral rolls. Elections usually take place on a Sunday and polling stations are often set up in local schools. Voters go to a booth and put their voting slip in an envelope which is placed in the ballot box (l'urne) supervised by an assesseur, who then utters the words a voté !