Far right in focus as European voters head to the polls on final day of EU election

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Far-right politics

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= right-wing extremism: chủ nghĩa cực đoan cánh hữu, là một phổ tư tưởng chính trị có xu hướng cực kỳ bảo thủ, chủ nghĩa dân tộc cực đoan và độc tài, thường bao gồm cả khuynh hướng chủ nghĩa bản địa.

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in focus

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If something is in focus, it is being discussed or its purpose and nature are clear.

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the polls

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the places where people vote in a political election

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underway

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If something is underway, it is happening now

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cast a/your vote

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to vote

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kick off

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to begin

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proceedings

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a series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way:

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a head start

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the advantage of beginning before others in a competition or other situation

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be eligible to

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be qualified or able to do sth

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voter turnout

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the participation rate of a given election

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exit poll

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the activity of asking people about how they voted as they leave a polling station (= place at which people vote), to try to discover who will win the electiona poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations

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against the backdrop of (something)

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in the context of

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parliament

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Nghị viện; nghị trường; quốc hội

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bloc

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a group of countries or people that have similar political interests

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abide by

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to obey a law

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cast one’s ballot

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to vote

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form an alliance

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an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing

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approve

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to accept, allow, or officially agree to something