British actor Stephen Fry votes in Austrian National Council election

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For the first time, a larger group of descendants of Nazi refugees who have regained their citizenship are entitled to vote in the National Council elections

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British actor Stephen Fry is eligible to vote in the National Council election on September 29. As a descendant of Nazi expellees, he has Austrian citizenship. In any case, he wants to make use of his right to vote.

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For the first time, a larger group of descendants of Nazi expellees who regained their citizenship following an amendment to the law in 2020 are also eligible to vote in the National Council election. Among them is British actor, director and screenwriter Stephen Fry (“Treasure”, “Gosford Park”, “Sherlock Holmes”). “It's my first time and I'm really excited,” Fry said in a video distributed by the State Department.