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PULSE ELECTORATE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Polling to check the pulse of the electorate is relatively unknown in Switzerland, so apparently no one has a clue how this will turn out.

CONT

... cabinet, like parliament, has become little more than a focus group that polling companies engage in from time to time to assess the temperature of the electorate on issues of the day.

CONT

In addition to taking the electorate's "pulse" on candidates running for office, polls can give politicians and government officials important information that can shape public policy.

OBS

pulse: a general feeling or opinion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Les données recueillies par deux maisons de sondage qui ont continué à prendre le pouls de l'électorat après la publication des résultats de la dernière série de sondages préélectoraux fournissent des pistes.

CONT

Je demande au gouvernement de nous permettre de rentrer dans nos circonscriptions pour prendre le pouls des électeurs.

PHR

prendre le pouls de l'électorat.

Spanish

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