Irish presidential election: Aontú calls for Irish citizens in NI to be able to vote

Irish presidential election: Aontú calls for Irish citizens in NI to be able to vote

Irish political party Aontú is submitting a bill to allow Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland to be able to vote in Irish presidential elections.

Aontú bill aims to extend Presidential franchise to northern voters

Aontú Party leader Peadar Tóibín says his party will submit a bill to the Dáil which, if successful, will extend the Presidential franchise to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland. According to the  Irish News article on the story… “A new bill allowing Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to vote in the Republic’s presidential elections would be “historic,” the Aontú political party has said. Party leader Peadar Tóibín announced he had submitted the…