Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: On the issues , the party under Sarkozy publicly disapproved of Turkey 's proposed membership in the European Union , which Chirac had previously endorsed several times publicly , and generally took a more right-wing position .
Simplified: The party also publicly disapproved of Turkey 's proposed membership in the European Union , which Chirac was in favor of .