Only 8% of EU nationals in Italy register to vote in local elections

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By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Guido Tintori
 
Only 8% of the EU-nationals residing in Italy have registered on the electoral rolls, according to a sample survey by the The National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI).
 
EU citizens make up 29% of the total foreign population residing in Italy. ANCI has recently conducted a survey in 13 mid-sized Italian towns (Alessandria, Asti, Bologna, Firenze, Forlì, Genova, Padova, Parma, Reggio Emilia,Torino, Varese and Verona) to monitor their electoral participation in the municipal and European elections. The survey shows that only 8% of the eligible EU national residents have actually registered to vote either for the municipal or the European elections (or both). Among the registered EU electors of the investigated cities, over 70% are enrolled for the municipal elections, while just over 40% for the European.
Download the full report (in Italian).