After a fictitious presidential campaign lasting several months during the first semester, a new challenge took place on our Lyon campus.
The French political news revolving around the upcoming legislative elections, the theme of this pedagogical exercise was a simulation of a session of “questions to the Government” around 4 subjects (more or less inspired by real facts):
- Russian-Ukrainian conflict
- Covid returns with a new variant
- Pension reform
- The question of the French nuclear fleet
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The students were divided into 9 teams: 8 groups of MPs each representing a political party and one team playing the role of the Government.
Their task was to prepare written questions and select one per topic to be asked at the Assembly.
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The mission of the government team was, in the first place, to draft a “bill” by theme and then to prepare to answer the questions and attacks of the beginners.
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Accompanied by coaches for two weeks, the students were able to discover the importance of legislative elections, learn to have a good posture and work on their oral expression.
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In an amphitheatre transformed into the National Assembly for the occasion, our students were able to shine and convince the audience.