The appointment with the Report "Italians in the world" of the Migrantes Foundation (the pastoral body of the Italian Bishops' Conference) is back, now in its 17th edition and presented today in Rome.
An annual report that represents a window on the world of emigration and immigration, with different focuses thanks to the contributions of various scholars who deal with specific sectors. Among these is Marisa Fois, a Sardinian researcher at the University of Geneva .
In her essay she focused on Comites in Tunisia , within the general theme concerning the representation of Italians abroad , therefore the last electoral round of December 2021, the third time in which there was the vote for the Comites.
The Committees of Italians abroad represent our compatriots outside the territory: among their tasks, those of fostering relations with the reference communities, promoting initiatives that particularly involve young people, and that address equal opportunities, social assistance, vocational training. In Africa there are 7 Comites : in addition to Tunis there are those of Cairo, Addis Ababa, Capetown, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Nairobi.
"To be a Comites - explains Marisa Fois - at least 3 thousand Italians registered in AIRE must be present ". His contribution focuses on the new and old committees, therefore those elected from 2015 to 2021 and those from 2021.
"Tunisia represents a particular case because it is one of the countries that has reached, in terms of voting for the Committee, important percentages: out of about 5 thousand entitled parties, 776 have signed up".
How does the vote work?
“Since 2015, what is called a reversal of the vote has been introduced. To express your choice, it is no longer sufficient to be registered in the Registry of Italians abroad, but you have to ask to be included in the roll of voters, and this has heavily influenced the turnout. And you have to go to the consulate on the day of the election, for Tunisia there is no postal vote ”.
