Comments on: India to allow expat vote as Irish interest grows http://www.globalirish.ie/2010/india-working-to-allow-expat-vote-says-pm/ information about Irish emigration and the diaspora Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:24:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lorcan http://www.globalirish.ie/2010/india-working-to-allow-expat-vote-says-pm/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 lorcan Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:33:08 +0000 http://www.ean.ie/2010/india-working-to-allow-expat-vote-says-pm/#comment-3425 Indeed, India is well-known and admired for its diaspora management. I'm surprised they weren't already able to vote in fact - makes it even more impressive. A lot has changed in the last 10 years, hopefully non-resident voting is no longer taboo and Ireland is more open to drawing on the experiences of other EU member states as well as emerging economies in this area. And the sooner the better, to ensure the participation of the many recent emigrants. Indeed, India is well-known and admired for its diaspora management. I’m surprised they weren’t already able to vote in fact – makes it even more impressive.

A lot has changed in the last 10 years, hopefully non-resident voting is no longer taboo and Ireland is more open to drawing on the experiences of other EU member states as well as emerging economies in this area. And the sooner the better, to ensure the participation of the many recent emigrants.

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