Electoral rights are critically weak in France and 10 other MIPEX countries, since migrants cannot vote or stand in any elections. Nevertheless, migrants in France, as in 21 other MIPEX countries, have political liberties that meet best practice. They can join political parties and form their own associations. The national government, however, has no organised way of consulting migrants about policy decisions. The Council of Citizenship of the non-EU Parisians convenes structurally, while other cities use similar bodies on a more ad hoc basis. Yet local government often intervenes in the selection of its representatives. Under favourable implementation policies, migrant associations are publicly funded just like non-migrant associations. France would attain best practice here if it created of an active policy to inform migrants of their political rights.
