THE ELECTIONS

THE ELECTIONS
To be able to vote, registration on the electoral list of consular district is compulsory. Nationals fulfilling the legally required conditions and not appearing on an electoral list must request their registration.

Application forms for registration and deletion from the electoral list are available from consular services and on our website. They must be duly completed, dated and signed by nationals within the consular district and sent by post or dropped off at the consulate of registration.

Conditions and procedure for registration on the electoral list:

the national must be over 18 years of age.
Be registered with the consulate.
enjoy their civil and civic rights.
Revision of the voters list

The annual revision of the electoral list takes place from October 1 to 31 of each year.

The list of electors may also be revised on an exceptional basis, when an election is announced. The opening and closing dates of the exceptional revision period are set by presidential decree convening the electorate. The consulate posts the notice of opening and closing of the period of the exceptional revision of the electoral list.

The revision of the electoral list enables it to be updated. Voters who have changed their place of residence or who have not presented themselves at the consulate for more than ten years are automatically deregistered, while nationals newly registered with the consular district are invited to register.

Proxy Voting

The elector may exercise, at his request, his right to vote by proxy if he belongs to one of the following categories:

patients hospitalized or cared for at home.
The severely disabled or infirm.
Nationals working outside the consular district and/or traveling, those retained at the workplace during the ballot and those who are temporarily abroad.
The period for drawing up proxies is set by regulation.