Political participation of non-national residents in Portugal

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  • Isabel Costa Leite Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Keywords:

Portugal, non-national residents, EU citizens, electoral participation

Abstract

In Portugal, new rules of political participation have been imposed by the transition to a multicultural society, in addition to the European political integration that is currently developing towards a new level of citizenship. This paper intends to show to what extent non-national residents, both from EU and non-EU countries, effectively use their new political rights and participate in the Portuguese electoral acts that give them the opportunity for a wider political integration in their state of residence.

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