British woman wins back pre-Brexit right to vote in France

Court decision in favour of Alice Bouilliez reignites push for a bilateral treaty on electoral enfranchisement elsewhereA French court has ordered electoral officials to restore a British woman’s pre-Brexit right to vote in local elections, triggering calls for a renewed push for a bilateral treaty on electoral enfranchisement in each others countries.Alice Bouilliez, a former British civil servant, who has lived in France for 38 years, said she was “extremely surprised” but delighted that the Auch court in south-western France had ordered that the authorities put her name back on the electoral register for local elections Continue reading...

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