Voting rights and political participation of non-national immigrants | Zuwanderung, Flucht und Asyl: Aktuelle Themen | bpb.de

The right to vote and stand for election is only one out of a range of other political rights, such as the freedom to express political opinions, the right to demonstrate, the right to join or…

The right to vote and stand for election is an important political right. It grants access to the formation of political power and influences the laws and policies of the municipality or the country…

The EU citizenship which was introduced in 1992 in the Treaty of Maastricht grants all nationals residing in another Member State local voting rights in that state. So far, only 15 of 28 EU Member…

While EU citizens residing in another Member State have the right to take part in local elections, 13 EU countries exclude non-EU nationals from voting. In some of these countries it is argued that…

In 15 EU Member States non-EU nationals have been granted municipal voting rights. In Member States that exclude non-EU nationals from voting ideological arguments are used to oppose the granting of…

The 1992 Maastricht Treaty introduced the legal status of citizen of the Union. Ever since, nationals of EU Member States residing in another Member State have the right to vote and stand for election…