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[โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait is this the case with other countries in EU? If I will be resident of France can I vote for local elections without French passport? Or in Spain without Spanish passport??

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago*

    Same as what the others said: in France, non-French EU citizens can vote for EU parliament and municipal elections (electing a mayor). However, you need French citizenship in order to vote for your parliamentary representative (which could be misunderstood as "local" as it is on a district level), and for presidential elections.

    I'm actually curious to know why local elections specifically, if it's an EU directive or just "common" ?

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago

    You can't just drive around and vote everywhere . You'll need permanent residence.

    EU citizens are allowed to live and work anywhere in EU, so by default they are also allowed to vote in their municipality where they live. info

    I don't know if the following applies everywhere, but where I live this also includes people from outside EU, if they are allowed to live here permanently.

    National elections require citizenship.

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