Many countries allow expatriates to vote in elections, while in countries such as Israel only resident citizens are allowed to vote. Allowing only resident citizens to vote ensures that only people who will be directly affected by the results of elections. It has become apparent in the cases of expatriates living in the United States and Australia have a different view of what is happening in their home countries to that of the local citizens. Israelis who have been in the United States for some time have a completely different view to those living there on matters that relate to the economic well-being and safety of the country. In the recent Polish presidential elections voters in Poland voted for the incumbent President whereas the majority of Polish citizens living in Australia voted for the opposition. It is hard to imagine that people living in a completely different environment, and who are economically and physically safe, should dictate to people living in their own country what is best for them, as no decision that they take will personally affect them but which could have negative repercussions for those in these countries.