UK Ex Pats Regain Right to Vote!

[shyvas]

At long last!

Britons living abroad regain right to vote in UK elections as 15-year rule ends

Change to franchise brings UK in line with other major democracies which allow lifelong voting rights

www.theguardian.com

 

[Second Summer]

I wonder which political party is more likely to get the most of those votes. These will generally older voters, and the older generations lean to the right, so ...

That said, it doesn't seem right that you should lose your right to vote in your home country just because you have lived abroad for a long time.