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Le droit de vote en Slovénie

Les étrangers ont le droit de vote pour le Sénat (représentation par groupes d'intérêts), mais pas d'éligibilité. Le droit de vote aux autres élections peut être réglé par une simple loi, l'article 43 de la Constitution le prévoit explicitement. En mai 2002, le parlement slovène a adopté une loi étendant le droit de vote et d'éligibilité municipal à tous les résidents étrangers.

The persons who are entitled to vote and to be elected as members of the National Council as a representative of employers, employees, farmers, small businesses and independent professionals, and non-profit making activities (functional interests) are those who perform a corresponding activity or who are employed.
National Council members belonging to these interest groups may be elected by foreigners under the same conditions as the citizens of Slovenia, i.e. that they are performing a corresponding activity or are employed in Slovenia. However, they may not be elected as National Council members.
The voting rights of foreigners are based on Article 43 of the Constitution which states that a law may be used to determine the cases and conditions in which foreigners may vote.
People with permanent residence in a constituency are entitled to vote and to be elected as members of the National Council, representing local interests.
According to the principle of relative majority the candidate with the most votes wins the office. If two or more persons receive the same number of votes, a draw is used to settle the outcome (Article 21).
National Council of Slovenia   (see also Slovenian Constitution )

http://weekly.vitrum.si/2001/2002/sw21/chronology.htm

Slovenia Weekly, #21 June 4, 2002

Parliament

Romany Communities to be Represented in Local Councils

Ljubljana, 30 May 2002

This week Parliament passed amendments to the Local Government Act, which inter alia guarantee that the Romany will have representatives in 20 local councils. Romany communities in Slovenia will thus be able to exercise their right to have representatives in local communities. The MPs confirmed that the 20 municipalities must guarantee the Romany communities living in their territory one representative in the local council in time for the local elections scheduled for this autumn. The rights of Romany people living in Slovenia are provided by Article 65 of the Constitution, which makes Slovenia's one of only two constitutions in Europe explicitly mentioning the Romany people.

Amendments to the Law on Political Parties enabling EU citizens to become members of Slovenian political parties after Slovenia becomes a full-fledged EU member were also passed by MPs this week. They also passed amendments to the Law on Local Elections which give voting rights in local elections to all foreigners with a permanent residence in Slovenia. In addition to electing local council representatives and mayors, foreigners with a permanent residence will also be able to run for the position of local councillor.

Suffrage Universel
Le droit de vote en Slovénie