Austria - 2012
Migrants' political rights - right to vote to national/local elections
- Code:
- RED95
- Key Area:
- Political & Civic Participation
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
Migrants are only entitled to vote or to be elected if they have required Austrian citizenship (with the exception of EU-citizens who also have the right to vote for municipal council and mayor elections). |
| Qualitative Info |
Eligible to vote are all Austrian citizens who are over 16 years of age. The right to be elected to an electoral office are all Austrian citzens who are over 18 years of age with exception of the Austrian Federal President (35 years of age). Therefore migrants are only entitled to vote or to be elected if they have required Austrian citizenship. Concerning municipal council and mayor elections also EU-citizens who have their residence in Austria are entitled to vote or to be elected (in Vienna EU-citizens are also entitled to vote for and to be elected to disctrict elections). Source: http://www.auslaender.at/articles/338/1/Wahlrecht-in-Osterreich-/Page1.html |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
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| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political participation |
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