Couple Married in Algeria After French Mayor Refused Wedding
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A man and a woman wanted to get married in France. The man had an OQTF. This is a French order to leave the country.
The mayor of Béziers, Robert Ménard, said no to their wedding. Béziers is a city in France.
The couple did not give up. They went to Algeria and got married there.
Now there is a court case against Robert Ménard. People are asking if a mayor can refuse to marry someone with an OQTF.
The man was also expelled from France after the mayor said no to the wedding.
Robert Ménard also attacked people with words. This is called defamation. He is answering for this in court too.
Many people are watching this case. It asks an important question about the power of mayors in France.
Vocabulary15 words
- OQTF
- a French order telling someone to leave the country
- court case
- when a judge looks at a problem and decides what is right
- defamation
- saying false bad things about someone
- mayor
- the leader of a town or city
- expelled
- made to leave a country
- wedding
- the event when two people get married
- refuse
- to say no
- couple
- two people who are together
- trial
- when a court checks if someone did something wrong
- France
- a country in Europe
- Algeria
- a country in North Africa
- order
- an official instruction someone must follow
- power
- the right to make decisions
- case
- a problem that a court is studying
- law
- the rules of a country
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1. The man had an OQTF 2. In Algeria 3. True
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A man and a woman wanted to get _____ in France.
The man had an _____. This is a French order to leave the country.
The mayor of _____, Robert Ménard, said no to their wedding.
The couple did not give up. They went to _____ and got married there.
Now there is a _____ against Robert Ménard.
People are asking if a mayor can _____ to marry someone with an OQTF.
The man was also _____ from France after the mayor said no.
Robert Ménard also attacked people with words. This is called _____.
Many people are watching this _____.
It asks an important question about the _____ of mayors in France.
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