There is a great truth emerging from today’s vote: Italians in North America have made their voices heard loud, clear, and free.
The Yes result in the constituency has a value that goes far beyond the electoral figure. It is not just a political victory. It is proof that, when Italians abroad are able to understand, participate, and choose, they can express themselves with clarity and a sense of state.
For too long, in this constituency, the will of a few has tried to prevail over the will of the community. Irregularities, distortions and opaque mechanisms have prevented hundreds of thousands of compatriots from freely casting their votes and seeing them recognized and respected.
But something even more important is happening today.
Abroad, we have done serious, patient, and concrete work to explain the value of the Yes vote, going into the merits and without ideological battles. We talked about the content and functionality of institutions, not slogans.
And this is where a very strong political fact emerges: separation has often been a reality for citizens abroad for some time. Paradoxically, many Italians abroad know better than many Italians in Italy the validity, concreteness, and modernity of the system it proposed.
Those living outside Italy can distinguish more easily between propaganda and reality. He knows what works because he already sees it working in the countries where he lives. And today it was seen at the polls.
The result is clear: Italians abroad are not second-class citizens, they are not a periphery of the Republic, they are not an electoral body to be listened to only when it is convenient. They are conscious citizens, participants, free. And when they are respected, they respond with seriousness and courage.
This vote marks a turning point. It restores dignity, strength and representation to a community. And it shows that Italians around the world not only want to count, but also know how to point the way.
Thank you to all the fellow citizens who participated. To those who were not discouraged. To whom he chose to be.
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Today he didn’t just win a Yes. Today, the awareness of a community that has been undervalued for too long has won.
