Spain - 2011
Migrants have the right to stand for elections at local/national level?
- Code:
- RED97
- Key Area:
- Political & Civic Participation
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
No at national level. Some people at regional and local level. |
| Qualitative Info |
Solo ciudadanos de la U.E. y los siguientes paises (habiendo residido de forma legal en España al menos 5 años excepto los Noruegos a los cuales se exige 3 años) Noruega, Ecuador, Nueva Zelanda, Colombia, Chile, Perú, Paraguay, Islandia, Bolivia y Cabo Verde. More than 1000 candidates stood for general,regional and local elections only among the two biggest political parties in Spain (May 2011). In 2010 Spain had had two mayor, 85 foreign town councillors, the mayority of those were British and German. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political participation |
| External Url | http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo5-1985.html |
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