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Can a Spaniard be prevented from voting?

On November 29, elections will take place in which a court, with such a shaky basis, may have deprived 160,000 people of their right to vote.

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Can a Spaniard be prevented from voting?

A group of judges from the third chamber of the Tribunal Supremo have expressed an opinion that appears to contradict Article 23 of the Spanish Constitution. This relates to certain Spaniards who acquired nationality under the 2022 Ley de Memoria Democrática, due to the political persecution suffered by their ancestors during the Guerra Civil.

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