ELECTIONS OF COUNCILORS OF FRENCH ABROAD & CONSULAR DELEGATES

USPA NEWS - The advisers of French people living abroad are the local elected representatives of our compatriots living outside France. They are consulted on any question concerning the French established in their constituency and relating to social protection and social action, employment, vocational training and apprenticeship, French education abroad. and security. They elect the 90 councilors of the Assembly of French Abroad (AFE). Along with consular delegates, they participate in the election of senators for French people living abroad. In accordance with Law n ° 2020-760 of June 22, 2020 tending to secure the organization of the second round of municipal and community elections of June 2020 and to postpone the consular elections, the decree convening voters for the election of councilors French from abroad and consular delegates on May 29 and 30 was published in the Official Journal on February 28, 2021. It was taken after the opinion of the Scientific Council, on the basis of a report submitted by the Government to Parliament. Source: French Foreign Ministry Affairs

The advisers of French people living abroad are the local elected representatives of our compatriots living outside France. They are consulted on any question concerning the French established in their constituency and relating to social protection and social action, employment, vocational training and apprenticeship, French education abroad. and security. They elect the 90 councilors of the Assembly of French Abroad (AFE). Along with consular delegates, they participate in the election of senators for French people living abroad. In accordance with Law n ° 2020-760 of June 22, 2020 tending to secure the organization of the second round of municipal and community elections of June 2020 and to postpone the consular elections, the decree convening voters for the election of councilors French from abroad and consular delegates on May 29 and 30 was published in the Official Journal on February 28, 2021. It was taken after the opinion of the Scientific Council, on the basis of a report submitted by the Government to Parliament. The scientific council issued a positive opinion on the organization of the ballot, recommending "that all operations linked to the elections, including the vote, be carried out in the most dematerialized way possible, by internet, and that the operations of voting taking place in physical places and offices are reduced to the strict minimum “. THE SYSTEM OF POLLING STATIONS WILL THEREFORE BE TIGHTENED AND ADAPTED TO THE CURRENT HEALTH CONTEXT The system of polling stations will therefore be tightened up and adapted to the current health context, and the use of internet voting will be strongly encouraged. A communication and information campaign was deployed on several distribution media as well as on France Consulaire's social networks. On May 29, 2021 (for the Americas and the Caribbean) and May 30, 2021 (for the rest of the world), French people living abroad will elect 442 advisers to French people living abroad and 68 consular delegates. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in charge of tourism, French people living abroad and La Francophonie declares: “With these consular elections, the 1.2 million French people living outside France, registered on the lists, will appoint their local elected representatives. Voting at the ballot box will be supplemented by the possibility of voting over the Internet, in a completely secure manner, which will hopefully promote better participation in the ballot. These 442 advisers to French people living abroad work hand in hand on a daily basis with teams from embassies and consulates at the service of our compatriots. I salute the commitment of all those who wish to make a commitment to actively contribute to the life of French communities around the world. " French Foreign Ministry Affairs