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40 ORGANISATIONS CLAIMING THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE

CAMPAIGN LIVE HERE VOTE HERE. FOR FULL CITIZENSHIP

can vote only 16% of immigrant citizens in the pr oximes elections

platform Tod @ s Equals Ciudadan Tod @ s @ s, established for over forty organization is, today presented with the Defender of Pueblo Andaluz, José Chamizo or the Campaign Live Here , vote here. For a full citizenship that seeks the of political rights of foreigners in Spain, including the right to vote and be elected.

registered entities this morning a motion in the Andalusian Parliament for the plenary session of this body to request the central government the amendment of Article 13.2 of the Constitution, in order to open political participation to two residents in Spain. This happens in neighboring countries as Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands and Luxembourg . "You can not ask people to integrate immigrants, who feel responsible for where you live and then deny them participate in decisions that directly affect them " reported.

The current system of reciprocal agreements between countries creates different categories of people, those who can vote and those not. In the municipal elections of May 22, as well as citizens of the European Union will only be entitled to vote 330,798 people from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, New Zealand, Paraguay and Peru 21,066 in Andalusia - according to INE data. This is so only 16% of all immigrants who could vote in Spain, who pay their taxes, they perform their duties, but nevertheless are denied their rights. "More than two million people will lose their vote in the country, representing about 6% of the total population. "This is a democratic deficit difficult to justify, "reported. Therefore, the organizations filed motions in all municipalities in the Andalucian capital and the councils to claim that the requirement for entitlement to vote is the residence and not nationality.

The platform has alerted the media of the need to prevent Some situations that have occurred in the Catalan elections, which have exceeded all bounds of ethics, putting people immigrants in the eye of the hurricane, the sole purpose of getting votes. Therefore, the organizations that comprise the platform believe vital to reflect a view to 22M for these irresponsible xenophobic attitudes of certain political representatives are not repeated.

Entities that support the campaign "I live here, vote here"

- Accem

- Action Network

- Algeciras Welcomes

- Amistad Andalucia-Maghreb

- Andalusia Welcomes

- Immigrant Association of Cordoba (APIC)

- Mixed Families Association of Andalusia (FAMIXTAD)

- Family Association Joint Spain (ASFAMIX)

- Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía

- Socio Cultural Association Barrios

- Atime

- ATH-ELE-Home Workers Association of Bizkaia

- Cáceres-Delegation Welcomes Navalmoral de la Mata

- Migrant Reception Centre (CEAIN)

- Initiatives Center for Cooperation Batá

- CEPAIM

- Codenaf

- Colleague Jaén

- South Colleague Granada

- English Commission Refugee Aid (CEAR)

- Berber Arab Council (CABE)

- Córdoba Welcomes

- Forestry Cooperation (COF)

- EAPN-Andalucía

- Economists Without Borders-Delegation Andalucía

- Sos Racism Federation

- FSG Córdoba

- Sevilla Foundation Welcomes

- Granada Welcomes

- Huelva Welcomes

- Catalan Institute of Human Rights

- Welcomes

Jaén

- Africa MAD

- Mother Courage

- Malaga Welcomes

- Melilla Welcomes

- Motril Welcomes

- Welcomes World

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Intercultural Family Party

- Peace with Dignity

- Education Workers Union Euskadi (STEE-EILAS)

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