French identity crisis over "foreign" voting

2011-12-08 20

It's a minor point of French law that's become a line in the sand for the country's party politics: should foreign residents have the right to vote in regional elections? For a country that's struggled recently with ideas of "Frenchness" -- cracking down on Roma Gypsy camps and banning face-veils -- today's vote in the Senate has become a key issue ahead of next year's elections. Duration: 01:22