2012
Migrants have the right to stand for elections at local/national level?
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Austria
Austrian citizenship is required to stand as a candidate for electoral offices.
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Bulgaria
EU citizens can stand for local and European MP elections.
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Cyprus
Third country nationals do not have this right. EU citizens can stand for elections at local/minicipal level.
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Denmark
Only the migrants who have obtained Danish citizenship can be elected for Parliament. As regards the right to be elected for the local city councils, persons who have permanent residence and can vote also have the right to stand for election at local level.
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Finland
Yes, migrants have the right to stand for elections at local level, but not at national level.
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France
Limited to the right of EU citizens to stand for elections at local level.
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Germany
Migrants are only entitled to stand for elections if they have required the German citizenship.
Exempted are EU-citizens who are allowed to stand as candidate in local elections. -
Greece
Yes; only at the local level.
However, the 5.2.2013 decision of Council of State declared unconstitutional the 2010 Citizenship Law (3838/2010) and a new law is expected to be voted on this matter.
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Hungary
With reservations.
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Ireland
In some cases, persons from a migrant background are entitled to stand in local and national elections, depending on where they are a citizen of.
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Italy
No.
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Poland
No.
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Portugal
Migrants have the right to stand for local elections under some conditions.
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Romania
NO
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Slovenia
Accoring to Art. 5 of the Local Elections Act, only EU nationals with permanent residence permit in Slovenia have the right to stand as candidates in local elections in Slovenia (as well as right to vote).
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Spain
No at national level.
Some people at regional and local level.
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Sweden
Yes, but only on the local/regional level. At the national level, only Swedish citizen's can stand for elections.