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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby Nikitas » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:51 pm

Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby kurupetos » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:05 pm

Cap wrote:Obviously I've hit a nerve. Again.
I'm not anti Greek, just anti Banana.

Why? Did you put it in your ass? :?
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby Paphitis » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:34 pm

Nikitas wrote:Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.


You should be able to get your citizenship Nikita. Living in Greece since 76 is huge.

Most countries give it to you after 5 years. You should make some phone calls.

There is no Public Service in Greece, and sometimes you shouldn't take the first answer given to you. Greeks, many of them, are conservative with the truth.
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby Cap » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:01 pm

kurupetos wrote:
Cap wrote:Obviously I've hit a nerve. Again.
I'm not anti Greek, just anti Banana.

Why? Did you put it in your ass? :?


I had to, it cost 5 billion euro.
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby observer » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:48 pm

Nikitas wrote:Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.


Any EU citizen can vote in any EU country where he/she is resident. That's because it's a EU election not a Greek (in this case) election.

You can probably find out how to do it on-line if you feel it's worth it.
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby Get Real! » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:06 pm

Nikitas wrote:Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.

:? Pretty standard treatment that Albanians and other foreigners receive in Greece…
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby kurupetos » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:31 am

Get Real! wrote:
Nikitas wrote:Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.

:? Pretty standard treatment that Albanians and other foreigners receive in Greece…

I sure hope so. :mrgreen:
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby kurupetos » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:34 am

Cap wrote:
kurupetos wrote:
Cap wrote:Obviously I've hit a nerve. Again.
I'm not anti Greek, just anti Banana.

Why? Did you put it in your ass? :?


I had to, it cost 5 billion euro.

Wrong. Mainland Greeks didn't vote for Shistofkias and Annanstasiades.

You see they are not allowed to vote in Cyprus' national elections... :lol:
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby Tim Drayton » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:57 pm

observer wrote:
Nikitas wrote:Been living in Athens since 1976,

Never got any free bus rides, i must renew my residence permit every 5 years, do not vote in any elections, local or national, could have voted in the EU elections but never was told how to go about it.


Any EU citizen can vote in any EU country where he/she is resident. That's because it's a EU election not a Greek (in this case) election.

You can probably find out how to do it on-line if you feel it's worth it.


EU citizens living with a residence permit in another EU country can also vote in local elections. It is only national elections that they can't vote in.
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Re: Are Cypriots allowed to vote in Greece's national electi

Postby kurupetos » Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:44 pm

Since it's my constitutional right as a Cypriot to fly the Greek national flag, I will do it here:

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:D
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