Translation of Fußmatte in German-English

Last year, many parties did not receive votes anymore and had to go to the opposition. The entire area is governed today by leftist parties and the center block is weakenng constantly during the last year.
A good friend of mine. He works currently in NY but is a Swiss lawyer, excellent and very intelligent. Shall I ask him? OK, sounds great. Maybe we can add his words and expressions (from the law field) as well.
If the issue reoccurs let me know immediately, as it is not acceptable for us! I will look into the network files. Dan, it is great that you put so much effort in helping us. It keeps us going.