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eligible: qualified for voting (calificado o capacitado para votar); to vote for someone: to choose a candidate, to support someone in an election (votar); electoral roll: list of names (lista electoral); who to vote for: someone to vote for (por quien votar); funny that, isn't it?: It is funny, isn't it? (es gracioso , no?); seemed to know: looked like knowing (parecían saber distinguir); to matter so much: to be of great importance (ser tan importante, tener tanta importancia); money markets: financial markets where currency is bought and sold (mercados financieros); multinationals: companies or corporations operating in several nations (empresas multinacionales); according to: in agreement with (de acuerdo con, a juzgar por); opinion polls: survey of people’s attitudes (compulsas, encuestas de opinión); record abstention: not using one’s vote (abstinencia electoral); unemployment: out of work, not having a job (desempleo); politicians: statesmen (políticos); decent job: position of enough income to meet a purpose (puesto de trabajo con ingresos razonables); to doubt: to lack confidence in or be unsure about (tener grandes dudas); job prospects: job expectations, the possibility of future better positions and success (expectativas laborales futuras).