Truss poised with ‘get out of jail card’ to escape hated deal – new twist – Express

Brexit caused Brits living in the European Union to "automatically" lose the right to vote and stand in local elections across the bloc, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

The ECJ's ruling on Thursday came following a case brought to Luxembourg involving a British national, known as EP, who is married to a French citizen and has been living on the other side of the Channel since 1984.

EP never applied for French citizenship and realised she had been taken off the electoral roll just weeks before municipal elections were held in March 2020.

EP then filed an application to be re-registered on the French electoral roll in October 2020.

However, according to EuroNews, her application was denied by the mayor of Thoux.

EP proceeded to take the matter to court.

She claimed she was now no longer eligible to vote or stand in local elections anywhere.

As a British national living abroad for more than 15 years, EP also relinquished her right to participate in UK elections.

In a press release, the ECJ said: "Since United Kingdom nationals have been, as from February 1, 2020, nationals of a third State, they lost the status of citizen of the Union as from that date.

"Accordingly, they no longer enjoy the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections in their Member State of residence.

"This is an automatic consequence of the sole sovereign decision taken by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union."

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