Elections in Tunisia: A democracy test passed with flying colours, says the MFA
ROME, Italy, October 26, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Foreign Ministry is pleased to see that the Tunisian election on Sunday 23 October 2011 was conducted in a fair and proper manner. “The Italian Government and Minister Frattini extend their warmest wishes to the Tunisian people, who have passed this democracy test with flying colours”. The comment was made by the Ministry Spokesperson, Maurizio Massari, speaking on Tunisian television. “We are very pleased that the elections were conducted in a democratic manner, as witnessed and certified by the international observers. We believe that this augurs well for Tunisia’s future”. Massari praised “the major organisational effort put in place in just a few months to organise these elections”.
Italy hopes to establish closer relations with Tunisia and to promote “a closer relationship, and greater cooperation, with Europe”, noted Massari. He mentioned, too, that Italy will be organising a “5+5″ meeting in Naples on 28 November to promote collaboration between countries on the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean.
The elections in Tunisia were the first in the countries of the Arab Spring. The Tunisians voted for choose the 218 members of a constituent assembly, whose task will be to rewrite the Constitution and appoint a government. The Government will remain in office for one year, the time needed to draw up the country’s new “charter”.
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Italy – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
