[MGSA-L] Parliament is about to give Greeks abroad the right to vote from their place of residence. Via AthensLive

John Maas xaxatat at gmail.com
Sat Nov 2 08:30:25 PDT 2019


In a country where cross-party agreement is as rare as unicorns, it seems that the issue of addressing the rights of Greek citizens living abroad will be the unlikely thing to bring almost all parties together. Apart from its symbolic significance, the extension of voting rights to Greek citizens abroad will be an upgrade of modern Greek democracy. Due consideration of the risks is important, however, and the government — in sync with parliamentary parties — should propose a solid bill that will carefully address the issue, and seek to avoid the traps that it might hide. After securing the ratification of the bill, the Greek administration will have to make sure that the law will be correctly implemented, as the issue is highly complex.


The question of voting from abroad has not been grappled for a long time, largely due to micropolitical interests and party politics. For once, Greek parties seem to have put their interests aside, finding a commonly acceptable response to historical demand. It might have taken several decades and a massive emigration wave from 2009 to 2015, but it looks like Greeks abroad will finally be able to participate in the democratic process without having to pay hundreds of euros to return home.


https://medium.com/athenslivegr/parliament-is-ready-to-give-greeks-abroad-the-right-to-vote-from-their-place-of-residence-6ebae11ae1ca



Regards,
John




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