abstract:A protest vote (also known as a blank vote or white vote) is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the caster's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system. In this latter case, protest vote may take the form of a valid vote, but instead of voting for the mainstream candidates, it is a vote in favor of a minority or fringe candidate, either from the far-left, far-right or self-presenting as a candidate foreign to the political system.
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In an election, a protest vote is a vote against the party you usually support in order to show disapproval of something they are doing or planning to do. 反对票
Mr.Bani Sadr argues the Iranian people have good reason to be upset with the results of the election: He insists that for a population that wanted to express itself and vote, this kind of fraud is unacceptable and thus people have taken to the streets to protest.
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Marine Le Pen said Sunday's results showed that "this is no longer solely a protestvote".