Luxembourg holds poll on voting rights for youth, foreigners

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Luxembourg, Sha'ban 20, 1436, Jun 7, 2015, SPA -- Luxembourgers are being asked in a referendum on Sunday whether they want to extend voting rights to foreigners and to people aged 16 or older, as well for as their opinion on curtailing ministers' terms in office to 10 consecutive years, dpa reported. If successful, the Grand Duchy would become the first EU country to give foreigners a say in national elections. Around 45 per cent of people living in Luxembourg are foreign nationals. The referendum asks if they should be allowed to vote after having lived in the country for 10 years, if they have already participated in communal or European elections there. -- SPA 01:06 LOCAL TIME 22:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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