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That not always true, there are other nations in Europe that allow limited voting rights to foreign residents.

Foreigners in Sweden are allowed to vote in local and county council if they have been here for three years. There is also claimed that an American (citizen) woman received a ballot "under the table" for the parliament election earlier this month. But there is of course no such proof of that (I wouldn't be surprised if it was true though...).