pauldenton
join:2003-12-20
London
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July 11th, @12:49PM
| reply to jvmorris
Re: was held yesterday and the result is
said by jvmorris  :Hey, Paul, this brings up an interesting question: Would I have to be a (legal) British resident to run for Parliament?  only if you have a(n unknown to me) non-american nationality*...
for Westminster:
quote:
People wishing to stand as an MP must be over 18 years of age, and a British citizen, or citizen of a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland.
Candidates must be nominated by ten parliamentary electors of the constituency they wish to stand in.
»www.parliament.uk/about/how/memb···ates.cfm
for Brussels/Strasbourg:
age 21
be a citizen of a Member state
be UK {which for european electoral purposes includes Gibraltar..it's lumped in with the South-west of England  } resident
*or you could try and persuade the US to join the Commonwealth.... aside from accepting QEII (and her successors) as the head of the Commonwealth the other requirements (being a Sovereign nation, English as the Commonwealth language, and the Harare declaration**) are a piece of cake...
**
quote:
* We believe that international peace and order, global economic development and the rule of international law are essential to the security and prosperity of mankind;
* We believe in the liberty of the individual under the law, in equal rights for all citizens regardless of gender, race, colour, creed or political belief, and in the individual's inalienable right to participate by means of free and democratic political processes in framing the society in which he or she lives;
* We recognise racial prejudice and intolerance as a dangerous sickness and a threat to healthy development, and racial discrimination as an unmitigated evil;
* We oppose all forms of racial oppression, and we are committed to the principles of human dignity and equality;
* We recognise the importance and urgency of economic and social development to satisfy the basic needs and aspirations of the vast majority of the peoples of the world, and seek the progressive removal of the wide disparities in living standards amongst our members.
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