https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After the first round of voting in French local elections, several cities are on a knife edge - meaning that every vote counts in round two. But can you vote in the second round if you didn't vote in the first? https://www.thelocal.fr/20260316/can-i-vote-in-the-second-round-of-the-french-local-elections-if-i-didnt-vote-in-the-first Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:54:33 +0100 can-i-vote-in-the-second-round-of-the-french-local-elections-if-i-didnt-vote-in-the-first 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.fr/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 France's parliament has adopted legislation that will require municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants to enforce gender parity in elections for local councillors and mayors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250408/french-villages-required-to-enforce-gender-parity-in-local-elections Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:57:27 +0200 french-villages-required-to-enforce-gender-parity-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.fr/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.fr/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.fr/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 If your children are in French schools you will be invited to vote in an election this autumn - here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230908/explained-how-parent-representative-elections-work-at-french-schools Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:01:40 +0200 explained-how-parent-representative-elections-work-at-french-schools Foreigners living in France could get the right to vote in certain elections if a newly-created bill passes through parliament. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220810/voting-rights-for-foreigners-in-france-back-on-political-agenda Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:07:49 +0200 voting-rights-for-foreigners-in-france-back-on-political-agenda 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.fr/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 France went to the polls in nationwide local elections on Sunday, defying a mounting health crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak that still risks keeping many voters at home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200315/france-votes-in-local-elections-defying-the-coronavirus Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:58:45 +0100 france-votes-in-local-elections-defying-the-coronavirus 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.fr/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.fr/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 A legal challenge will be launched on Wednesday, which could see voting rights in the Brexit referendum granted to British expats in France who have lived abroad for over 15 years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160316/legal-challenge-could-give-long-term-uk-expats-voting-rights Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:00:57 +0100 legal-challenge-could-give-long-term-uk-expats-voting-rights The French government has given up on one of President François Hollande's landmark election pledges - to give foreigners the right to vote in local elections. Rights groups tell The Local the government has "caved in to xenophobia and racism". https://www.thelocal.fr/20151105/france-ditches-plan-to-give-foreigners-vote Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:19:18 +0100 france-ditches-plan-to-give-foreigners-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.fr/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 French voters went to the polls Sunday for a second round of local elections that will likely cement gains for the far-right at the expense of the ruling Socialists and lead to a government reshuffle. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140330/french-vote-in-second-round-of-local-elections Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:57:00 +0200 french-vote-in-second-round-of-local-elections