I live here
I vote here

Over 5.3 million residents of legal voting age in Germany have no right to vote in federal and communal elections, eventhough they have been living and working here on the average of 16 years. It's because they do not have a German or EU passport. Since 1994 EU-nationals of legal voting age have the right to vote or run as candidates during local elections in all EU-member states. But in many of the EU-27 states, non-EU nationals - roughly 21,8 million citizens - still have no voting rights. We want to change this. The right to participate in elections is a basic principle of every democratic state. Foreign citizen participation in elections promotes integration and expresses social and political equality. This is already common practice in 14 of 27 EU countries. As well in other European countries like Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. Anyone who is affected by political decisions and who pays taxes should be involved in the decision-making process through voting rights. That’s how democracy works.