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Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’: French citizens living abroad elected their local representatives on May 29-30
French citizens living abroad elected their local representatives for a 5-year term on May 29 and 30. 431 councilor seats were to be filled in constituencies cut out across the globe. 11 seats will be held until October for Madagascar and India where the pandemic situation made it impossible toRead More
The Latvian case
ETTW contacts national parliament on draft legislation restricting the use of languages for campaigning in municipal and European elections. Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ says: ‘This case shows the importance of aligning forces and ideas behind the defense of European citizenship and the rights of mobile EU citizens.’ Earlier this year, ETTWRead More
Spectacular rise in diaspora participation in recent Romanian presidential elections – i-voting logical next step!
Diaspora participation in the Romanian Presidential elections in November 2019 increased spectacularly compared to previous elections. This was due to several new measures: – increased number of election centres abroad (+ 200%) – better and larger locations for voting – extending opening time of polling stations from 1 to 3Read More
ETTW Analysis: Voting rights for expats in country of origin
VOTING RIGHTS FOR EXPATS IN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AUSTRIA: Austrian citizens living abroad may vote by post in Austrian presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as referendums, with no expiry date. They must enrol on a dedicated foreign voters’ register and must renew their registration every ten years. BELGIUM: AsRead More
95 % of European expats can vote in their country of origin
We know that about 60 million Europeans live in another country than their country of origin. About 20 million of them live in a member state of the European Union. As citizens of a member state of the European Union they have a number of very important rights. They are called theRead More
Expatriate Lithuanians to have their own constituency in 2020 election
Expatriate Lithuanians will elect their representative in a separate electoral constituency in next year’s general election, the country’s Central Electoral Commission decided unanimously on Tuesday. The commission’s chair Laura Matjošaitytė says the decision to set up a separate single-member constituency for Lithuanian voters who live abroad means that electoral districtsRead More