"English abroad should get and their own parliament." France elect eleven members on the outside, besides the existing twelve senators ...
The general secretary of the Party of European Socialists, the French Philip Cordery said with Javier Moreno who will be running for parliament for the constituency Gallo outside Benelux. For the first time, France will elect eleven members on the outside, in addition to the twelve Senators existing.
'It is vital that citizens living abroad can participate actively in the politics of his country, being personally parliamentary candidates or voting for candidates who also live outside their homeland. " With these words, the general secretary of the Party of European Socialists, the French Philip Cordery, announced that 2012 will be elected to the Parliament for the constituency Gallo outside Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). He explained the scope of the acts of May 1 in Brussels, in which participated with General Secretary of PSOE Europe, Javier Moreno, whose federation fight in Spain to apply a system of direct parliamentary representation of the diaspora similar to that applied in countries like France, Italy and Portugal.
For the first time, France will elect eleven deputies from the outside, who will join the twelve existing Senate seats. According to Cordery, 'the English overseas should get and the right to elect their own parliament. "
Javier Moreno acknowledged the support of Cordery on the subject. He said that "the PSOE Europe will continue to fight because it meets the PSOE's election commitment," he promised in 2008 to create direct parliamentary representation of the diaspora. According to Moreno, "it is essential that foreign citizens feel fully represented in parliament. Each English abroad must have specific opportunities to exercise a political mandate, look today at the mercy of the will of the parties' he said. The leader of the Federation outside the PSOE Cordery fully agrees with the need to implement a new system "as soon as possible."
The events of the English Socialists in Brussels also included other figures such as the Belgian capital's mayor, Freddy Thielemans, and Anna Colombo, Secretary General of the Socialists in Parliament Europe.
Source: International Region
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