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Spain Foreign Minister Addresses Voting Verification Challenges Under Grandchildren Law

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José Manuel Albares, the Foreign Minister of Spain, acknowledged difficulties in ensuring that newly nationalized Spaniards under the Grandchildren Law can vote in the upcoming general elections on November 29. The challenge involves verifying individuals who are descendants of exiles. The Constitutional Court has escalated an appeal regarding the suspension of external voting rights for approximately 163,020 individuals.

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The verification process for citizenship is complex, with records for most individuals needing manual entry into a digital tool linked to the Electoral Census Office. The Directorate-General for Consular Affairs warned that this verification process could take until January to complete, creating administrative urgency.

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  • José Manuel AlbaresForeign Minister of Spain, addressing voting difficulties.
  • SpainCountry whose Minister is addressing the citizenship and voting issues.

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