Diaspora vote faces new hurdle

An intraparty committee will reconvene on Tuesday to discuss ruling New Democracy's initiative to grant full voting rights to diaspora Greeks after a technical snag emerged during Monday's session concerning the proposal by the Communist Party (KKE) that only those who have been absent from Greece for less than 30 years should be eligible.
More specifically, the particular proposal would be practically impossible to implement as it was deemed that Greek state authorities are currently unable to establish the exact amount of years someone has lived outside the country.

For this reason, Interior Minister Panagiotis Theodorikakos proposed that the provision in question should not have retroactive effect, and only apply to those who move from Greece in the future.
Although KKE spokesman Yiannis Giokas acknowledged the problem, he said his party is standing by its...