Operation Greek vote

The work has started on the project to ensure that those who are eligible to vote in the Greek community do so. Operation Greek vote will concentrate on encouraging and supporting those who live in the Greater London area first to get their details on the register. The estimate is that there are 300,000 people/citizens in the London area who consider themselves to be members of the community. Most are to be found in 10 Boroughs and 27 constituencies. Barnet has the highest concentration followed by Enfield and then Harringey.

I recently wrote about the need and the importance of registering to vote at elections and explained what the system is. Akis from Barnet has contacted me saying that whilst the information I gave out was correct I did not clarify that there is a distinction between citizens of the Republic of Cyprus and Greece. The difference is that all citizens of the Republic of Cyprus can register and vote at all elections whereas Greek citizens may only vote at local government elections. I publish the government guidance below for the sake of clarification. My thanks to Akis....

'.. British, Irish and qualifying citizens of Commonwealth countries (including Cyprus and Malta) can vote at all elections. Citizens of other EU member states resident in the UK can vote in local government elections but cannot vote in UK Parliamentary elections.Those resident in Scotland or Wales may also vote in Scottish Parliamentary or National Assembly for Wales elections.

Ελληνική μετάφραση, τα άτομα με διαβατήρια Βρετανικά, ιρλανδικά και τυγχάνουν va eivai πολίτες των χωρών μελών της Κοινοπολιτείας (συμπεριλαμβανομένων Κύπρος και Μάλτα), μπορούν να ψηφίσουν σε όλες τις εκλογές. Οι πολίτες των άλλων κρατών-μελών της ΕΕ που κατοικούν στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, μπορούν να ψηφίσουν στις δημοτικές εκλογές, αλλά δεν μπορούν να ψηφίσουν στις βρετανικές βουλευτικές εκλογές. Εκείνοι που κατοικούν στη Σκωτία ή την Ουαλία μπορούν επίσης να