EU Law analysis: The claimant, a British citizen, challenged rules in French law which prevented her from voting in France following the UK leaving the EU on 31 January 2020. She argued that the fact she had resided in France since 1984 and had been an EU citizen meant that she should continue to be able to vote in France in local and European elections. In addition, she claimed that because she could not vote in the UK by virtue of having resided outside the UK for more than 15 years meant that it was disproportionate to deprive her of the right to vote in France. Following a reference to the Court of Justice, the court ruled that UK citizens lost their status as EU citizens when the UK left the EU. As third country citizens, UK citizens no longer had rights of EU citizens. The implications...
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