tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post5217583130685846092..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: Voting in the 11th DistrictVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-4520595959162098552017-05-30T11:29:38.221+02:002017-05-30T11:29:38.221+02:00Fascinating! Especially the story about the Israe...Fascinating! Especially the story about the Israel rep. the right to vote plus actual representation does open up some interesting possibilities. And I can see, Andrew, why actual representation would make expats more motivated to vote. I think Americans abroad were hoping for a voice in domestic politics but as recents efforts have shown without an actual person defending his or her constituents the voice is diluted by politicians who much balance expat versus homelander considerations. The expats being outnumbered in the home country district usually lose this one.<br /><br />Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-32060382156746252362017-05-29T14:53:31.464+02:002017-05-29T14:53:31.464+02:00When doing an analysis of the Canadian government&...When doing an analysis of the Canadian government's proposed indefinite extension of non-resident voting rights, found it interesting but not surprising that the creation of overseas constituencies resulted in much higher participation rates: about 60 percent of French non-resident voters compared to 15 percent American and 10 percent Australian.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191267025812828244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-4342883415153355982017-05-29T08:45:38.614+02:002017-05-29T08:45:38.614+02:00Damien Regnard, running for election in North Amer...Damien Regnard, running for election in North America, lives in Louisiana. His running mate lives in Canada, I believe. Regnard has been a member of the Assemblée des Français de l'Etranger for several years. Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-80641166317074095462017-05-29T07:42:24.934+02:002017-05-29T07:42:24.934+02:00Another part of the French election not commonly r...Another part of the French election not commonly recognized is there are also French territories basically all around the world that have representation in Paris separate from the MP who represent overseas French citizens such as New Caledonia, Tahiti, Reunion, Mayotte, St Pierre and Miquelon etc.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-14595693798049511522017-05-29T07:39:40.865+02:002017-05-29T07:39:40.865+02:00I believe the main candidate challenging Lefavre i...I believe the main candidate challenging Lefavre in the 1st district lives in Montreal. Additionally the incumbent candidate living in the 8th district lives in Israel. There have already been complications in the 8th as the incumbent MP has been quite vocal in French government policy with regards to Israel even though he is a dual French Israeli citizens. He was also endorsed by many high level Israeli government officials including PM Benjamin Netanyahu.<br /><br />http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-endorses-Jewish-MP-Habib-for-reelection-to-French-parliament-493867<br /><br />Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.com