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What public programs, and civic duties and privileges, are different groups eligible for?
Citizen
Green-card holder
Long-term visa
Short-term visa
No valid visa
Are you allowed to vote, or run for office, in federal and state elections?
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Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
This decision raises a number of interesting questions about democracy, both in France and in general, but maybe the first is whether candidates who are convicted of crimes should be allowed to run for office.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
France’s Marine Le Pen found guilty, unable to run for office; Conservatives up in arms
Robby Soave and Bofta Yiman discuss French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen getting barred from a presidential run after embezzlement ruling.
—The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Groomed to run for office, the 29-year president of the party can already count on support from the RN base.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
This decision raises a number of interesting questions about democracy, both in France and in general, but maybe the first is whether candidates who are convicted of crimes should be allowed to run for office.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
France’s Marine Le Pen found guilty, unable to run for office; Conservatives up in arms
Robby Soave and Bofta Yiman discuss French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen getting barred from a presidential run after embezzlement ruling.
—The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Groomed to run for office, the 29-year president of the party can already count on support from the RN base.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Run for office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20office. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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