Abstract

The translation of political texts has become a significant challenge on the international stage due to considerable differences in the prevailing worldviews across various countries. Consequently, the translator bears a profound responsibility when transferring political texts from a source to a target language, aiming to prevent potential political repercussions within the target society. The translator's role in rendering political texts is particularly prominent, as they must not only master the specialized language and acquire expert knowledge in the political domain but also possess a comprehensive understanding of the political systems and prevailing worldviews in both the source and target language communities. This article, employing a descriptive method, examines the most important characteristics of translating political texts and seeks to answer the question: What is the most suitable strategy for translating political texts on the international stage? Although, at first glance, based on the definition of politics in the international arena, the translation of political texts should be regarded as political instrumentalization, the hypothesis posits that in translating political texts from a source to a target language, it is necessary to achieve the requisite tools for translating such texts by integrating Christiane Nord's two proposed translations: documentary translation (transfer of specialized information) and instrumental translation (adapting the translation based on the prevailing worldview in the target language community).