on June 16th the foreign municipal councilor will be elected – Itacanotizie.it

The election of the foreign deputy municipal councilor of Mazara del Vallo will be held on Sunday 16 June.

In the City of the Satyr, for some years, the municipal statute has provided for the participation in a consultative role of a representative elected by the resident non-EU community, with the aim of ensuring full integration between the immigrant communities and the citizens. The elections are traditionally scheduled for the Sunday following the local elections (which, in fact, will be held on 8 and 9 June, coinciding with the European elections).

The first foreign deputy municipal councilor of the city of Mazara del Vallo was Mohamed Soufien Zitoun. Subsequently, in the 2014-2019 council, it was the turn of professor Mohamed Alì Soualmia. In the last five years, despite the regular convening of electoral rallies, no candidature was presented within the established deadlines. Therefore in the 2019-2024 council period the Mazara del Vallo City Council did not have any foreign councilor representing the non-EU resident community.

The amendment made to the regulation provides that: “In the event that due to the absence of candidates the election of the Deputy Councilor is not carried out, the Municipal Administration proceeds, no later than 12 months from the date of election of the Municipal Council, to call of a new election.”

Foreign citizens not belonging to the European Union who possess the following requirements are eligible for the position of Deputy Foreign Councillor: age of majority, according to Italian law; registered residence and uninterruptedly in the territory of the Municipality of Mazara del Vallo for at least 4 (four) years; not having had any criminal convictions either in Italy or abroad, to be certified by self-certification; regular residence permit or residence card; sufficient knowledge of the Italian language.

Nominations must be submitted between the 30th and 25th day before the elections, at the Municipality Secretariat (with signatures from at least 75 voters).

Voters are foreign citizens not belonging to the European Community and not Italian citizens who have reached the age of majority, according to Italian law, on the date of the election and who have had uninterrupted registered residence in Mazara del Vallo for at least 2 years.