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Dutch people of Lemmygrad, what are you going to vote on Novemberd 22nd? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/europeansocialists@lemmygrad.ml
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I know, I know: parliamentary politics won't save us etc. But I will at least try to vote if I have the chance.

It's my first time voting from a foreign country. Many of the decisions the parties make won't have an influence on me. I will vote Bij1 because they at least resemble some sort of a left wing party and some of their members are marxists. Also, their stance on Palestine is the best of any Dutch party. I think I'll just vote Edson Olf.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Immigrants don't get to vote here. Except in local elections for city councils.

In democratic Europe I haven't been allowed to vote in over 20 years as Ireland doesn't allow voting for non residents even if you're a citizen.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Immigrant ≠ Emigrant

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Huh? What do you mean?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Immigrant means a foreign person who moved to your country.

    Emigrant means a person from your country who moved to another country.

    Emigrants (Portuguese nationals outside Portugal) can vote in Portuguese elections, they have their own Hondt "circle".

    Immigrants (foreigners who move to Portugal) can't vote in national elections, unless they obtain nationality.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Emigrant means a person from your country who moved to another country.

    No this is incorrect. I have no idea why you or the other poster is telling me this. It's strange.

    I'm from Ireland, I live in the Netherlands. I am an immigrant to here, I emigrated from Ireland, I'm both an emigrant and an immigrant. My original statements was the immigrants can't vote in NL, obviously if they become citizens they can.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I understand, I was not saying you couldn't be both, I'm talking in the context of national elections. The confusion might have started because the original poster you replied to was talking about Emigrants from the Netherlands, not Immigrants to the Netherlands (who would be considered Emigrants in their country of origin).

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