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Vote ban

Debate: Should all foreigners in France have vote in local elections?

We speak to a French MP and a city mayor who find themselves on either side of this debate

Vote for the stateless

I explained to a French friend that, after January 31, I will not have any voting rights in France and, since I’ve lived here for 18 years, I have no voting rights in the UK either.

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‘Thanks for not voting for me’ says Briton In France

A Brittany resident is claiming a “massive majority” after standing against Boris Johnson in the general election in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.

How is UK’s 15-year voting rule calculated?

When does the UK’s 15-year limit for overseas voting start to run? S.W.

‘Votes for life’ bill lost as Tory MP keeps on talking

A bill to give the vote back to more than a million Britons living overseas long-term has been lost as a Conservative MP spent so long talking that it ran out of discussion time.

French barrister fights on for Britons

A French barrister is continuing to fight pro bono for the Brexit rights of Britons in France and has three last-ditch cases under way.

‘Election was wrong’ says French barrister

French barrister Julien Fouchet from Bordeaux has launched a case before France’s Conseil d’Etat contesting the validity of the European elections.

Rock voters

It is iniquitous that Gibraltarians can vote in UK elections but not British people resident in France, because of the arbitrary 15-year rule.

Barrister’s fight over EU voting

Barrister Julien Fouchet is hoping for an imminent ruling by top administrative court Conseil d’Etat over difficulties for Britons seeking to vote in the EU elections in France.

UK interests last a lifetime, not 15 years

In response to two commenters in the “ You said it ...” column in the February issue, as to why UK residents in France should not want or indeed have the right to a vote in UK affairs.

Vote ban: our interest in UK never ends

I have seen a number of correspondents ask why we should object to losing the right to vote in the UK.

French barrister fights on over expatriates' rights

A French barrister who is challenging Brexit on the basis of the exclusion of many long-term expatriates from the 2016 referendum vote has had a second rejection from the European courts.

‘Don’t block lifetime votes’ says Harry Shindler

Second world war veteran and campaigner for the rights of Britons in the EU Harry Shindler made a plea to the British Labour Party not to try to hold up the progress of a bill enfranchising all expatriates.

Vote ban

Debate: Should all foreigners in France have vote in local elections?

I am a democratic outcast

Vote for the stateless

‘Thanks for not voting for me’ says Briton In France

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