https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Non-EU nationals living in Europe don't have many voting rights but some countries do allow them to cast a ballot in local elections. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20220218/explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:40:39 +0100 explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections US President Donald Trump signed his latest executive order on Tuesday, which aims to tighten requirements to register to vote. Here's how it affects the voting rights of Americans in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20250327/what-trumps-voting-executive-order-means-for-americans-in-europe Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:46:18 +0100 what-trumps-voting-executive-order-means-for-americans-in-europe As primary elections hot up across the United States, here's everything Americans in Europe need to know about voting from overseas. https://www.thelocal.es/20240115/how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:57:03 +0100 how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections The UK has changed its rules on overseas voting, meaning that thousands of Brits living in Europe will be eligible to vote in the next general election - and voter registration opens on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240115/uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:44:18 +0100 uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Spain has regional and municipal elections coming up at the end of May. Here's what you need to know about requesting and sending your postal vote (the deadline is coming up!). https://www.thelocal.es/20230510/how-to-vote-by-post-in-spains-regional-and-local-elections Wed, 10 May 2023 13:13:29 +0200 how-to-vote-by-post-in-spains-regional-and-local-elections After eight years running City Hall, Barcelona's left-wing mayor, Ada Colau, is eyeing a third mandate on May 28th, when Spain votes in local and regional elections whose outcome is unclear. https://www.thelocal.es/20230512/will-barcelona-elect-adau-colau-as-mayor-again Fri, 12 May 2023 19:00:48 +0200 will-barcelona-elect-adau-colau-as-mayor-again A total of 414,500 foreigners residing in Spain will be able to vote in the upcoming municipal elections on May 28th. Here are the nationalities with the biggest voting power.  https://www.thelocal.es/20230417/400000-foreigners-can-vote-in-spains-local-elections-in-may Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:47:50 +0200 400000-foreigners-can-vote-in-spains-local-elections-in-may Can you vote in Spanish elections if you aren’t Spanish? The short answer is yes, although it depends on factors such as your nationality and residency status. https://www.thelocal.es/20220526/which-spanish-elections-can-foreigners-vote-in Thu, 26 May 2022 12:04:08 +0200 which-spanish-elections-can-foreigners-vote-in British citizens living abroad will no longer lose their right to vote in UK elections if they have been abroad for over 15 years, after a long-term government pledge finally became law. Here's what we know about the new rules. https://www.thelocal.es/20210527/british-citizens-living-in-europe-finally-get-right-to-vote-for-life Thu, 27 May 2021 18:59:05 +0200 british-citizens-living-in-europe-finally-get-right-to-vote-for-life The Spanish senate has given the final green light to a reciprocal agreement with the UK on voting rights that has been in the pipeline for more than two years. https://www.thelocal.es/20201208/brexit-spain-enshrines-in-law-voting-rights-for-uk-residents-in-local-elections Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:57:02 +0100 brexit-spain-enshrines-in-law-voting-rights-for-uk-residents-in-local-elections The British government said on Friday it will scrap the 15-year rule that had barred many British voters living abroad from casting a ballot in general elections back home. https://www.thelocal.es/20161007/britain-to-give-all-citizens-living-abroad-right-to-vote Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:17:54 +0200 britain-to-give-all-citizens-living-abroad-right-to-vote If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative. https://www.thelocal.es/20160415/5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200 5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu With the UK general election looming, expats are being reminded to register to vote before next week's deadline. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/last-minute-plea-for-expats-to-register-to-vote Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:19:52 +0200 last-minute-plea-for-expats-to-register-to-vote The deadline for registering to vote in the UK general elections is fast approaching, but not all UK expats will be casting their vote. We talked to Brits around Europe about why they will be voting – or not. https://www.thelocal.es/20150204/to-vote-or-not-to-vote-in-the-uk-elections Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:33:00 +0100 to-vote-or-not-to-vote-in-the-uk-elections The UK's Conservative Party has made a bid to woo expat voters by pledging to end the controversial "15-year rule" that prevents millions of Brits abroad from being able to vote, but one Spain-based campaigner told The Local the move doesn't go far enough. https://www.thelocal.es/20140903/votes-for-expats-plan-to-end-uks-15-year-rule-conservative-party Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:18:00 +0200 votes-for-expats-plan-to-end-uks-15-year-rule-conservative-party On the eve of European elections that have failed to inspire much enthusiasm in Spain we asked a group of expats whether they'll be taking time out on Sunday to vote for their representatives in Brussels. https://www.thelocal.es/20140523/top Fri, 23 May 2014 18:54:00 +0200 top British and Irish expats in Spain who are fighting to hold on to the right to vote in their home countries were finally handed a boost by the European Commission on Wednesday. But will it change anything? https://www.thelocal.es/20140129/eu-acts-to-defend-voting-rights-of-expats-in-spain Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:49:42 +0100 eu-acts-to-defend-voting-rights-of-expats-in-spain Half of all Spaniards would abstain from voting in the country’s next elections if they were held now, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20131021/spain-awaits-all-time-low-voter-turnout Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:35:00 +0200 spain-awaits-all-time-low-voter-turnout