Irish Left Review · globalirish.ie | Emigrant voting rights: a study of EU nations

Irish Left Review · globalirish.ie Emigrant voting rights: a study of EU nations: "Notice that Ireland is the only country in the EU that doesn’t have emigrant voting rights and has no plans to change that. Once Ireland’s political class was shot of Ireland’s surplus labour during periods of economic contraction they wanted to make sure that they couldn’t complain about the fact that they were forced out by those who were protecting their financial interests. Would Ireland’s political landscape be different if emigrants were allowed to vote? More importantly, how would it effect any future election?"