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6METE ENGLISH From bbclearningenglish.com Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.
I'm Rob.
And I'm Neil.
Hello.
Hello, Neil.
Today, we're talking about voting.
Now, I'm sure it's something you've done, Neil.
Of course.
And earlier this year, we had a general election in the UK,
where I voted.
And I'd feel guilty if I didn't exercise my right to vote.
Now, a right, in this case, means somebody's legal claim to vote.
In a general election, we vote for a government that runs the whole country.
But we also have local and European elections too, sometimes.
Yes.
But voting in the UK is optional.
So you don't have to do it.
Whereas in some countries, voting is compulsory.