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Offline Maik

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No vote for Brits
« on: Saturday, 08 February, 2014 @ 18:31:41 »
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Only Greek Citizens to Vote or Run in Local Elections

An amendment brought to the Greek parliament that has been added to the justice ministry bill by the interior minister Yiannis Michelakis, is to change the provisions concerning the rights to vote or run in the Greek local elections.

The existing law on voting rights was passed a couple of years ago by the former interior minister Yiannis Ragoussis and is known as “Ragoussis Law.” According to this law, expatriates and foreigners legally residing in Greece, including the citizens of the member states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) who hold a valid residence permit, are entitled to vote or be nominated for an elected official’s post in local elections.

The newly introduced provisions will allow only Greeks to vote and stand for a vote in local elections.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/02/08/only-greek-citizens-to-vote-or-run-in-local-elections/


Oh dear, no more nice cosy tea and cake pre-election meetings with the candidates for us Brits?