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Since we're discussing voting rights, what about a related issue, which elections EU citizens can participate in?  When I lived in Munich, I could vote for the city council, but not for the mayor, as it was decided that this was a position of national importance (for the nation of Freistaat Bayern maybe - but for Germany?). Are there similar cases elsewhere, or is this just Bavaria.
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Jun 15th, 2009 at 03:59:19 PM EST
In France you (EU citizen) cannot be eligible for mayor or one of the assistant mayor positions.

But municipal voting is for lists of which the number one is the candidate for mayor, and you can vote for the list you wish. Afterwards, the new council elects the mayor.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Jun 15th, 2009 at 04:07:14 PM EST
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I will quote myself on Sweden:

In local elections anyone who is has Swedish citizenship or EU citizenship and is living in Sweden or has lived in Sweden for more then 3 years can vote, and the voting list is created from the population registry that also keeps track of where you pay your local taxes and such.

This holds for elections to local and regional assemblies (there are no mayors in Sweden). The only election that only swedish citizens can vote in is the one to national parliament.

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Mon Jun 15th, 2009 at 04:12:24 PM EST
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but not for the mayor, as it was decided that this was a position of national importance

That's plain ridiculous...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Mon Jun 15th, 2009 at 04:22:32 PM EST
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