Should foreigners, currently residing in Germany, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
Response rates from 110k Germany voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
16% Yes |
58% No |
6% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
4% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
5% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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5% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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3% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
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2% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 110k Germany voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 110k Germany voters.
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Unique answers from Germany voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9J5YK938mos8MO
Depends on if they are full citizens of Germany and live full time in Germany and hold a full time job in Germany and be a law abiding citizen
@9FTSVQ812mos12MO
No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote. And citizenship can be obtained by social work or military service.
@8Y6ZZS33yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they intend to stay in Sweden permanently and apply for citizenship.
@8VDK55Q3yrs3Y
Yes permanent residents only
@8VD49NW3yrs3Y
Yes, according to the current system
@8TKC2SF3yrs3Y
What matters is not how long they have lived here, but how long they will be living here.
@8RQ7JWH4yrs4Y
Only born citizens of canada.
@8LSW2WV4yrs4Y
No, democracy should be removed
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