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Dec 31 • 09:38 UTC • 🇩🇪 Germany • Die Welt

When the state decides who is still eligible to vote

A draft law from the Ministry of Justice allows courts for the first time to revoke the passive voting rights of those convicted of incitement to hatred, marking a controversial shift from punishing criminal speech to exclusion from political participation.

#voting rights #politics #law #germany #incitement

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