In a survey of 2019, 59 percent of respondents in Italy affirmed to feel comfortable about having a person from a different ethnic origin in the highest elected political position. On the other hand, 20 percent declared to feel uncomfortable if a person from an ethnic minority would occupy the highest position in politics in Italy.
In a survey of 2019 about the most common types of discrimination in Italy, a large group of respondents believed that having a different ethnic origin was one of the most common discrimination reasons in the country.
How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Using a scale from 1 to 10, please tell me how you would feel about having a person from each of the following
groups in the highest elected political position in Italy. '1' means that you would feel "not at all comfortable" and '10' that you would feel "totally comfortable".
A person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population".
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European Commission. (September 23, 2019). How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/
European Commission. "How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position?." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/
European Commission. (2019). How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/
European Commission. "How Would You Feel about Having a Person from a Different Ethnic Origin than The Majority of The Population in Italy in The Highest Elected Political Position?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/
European Commission, How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
How would you feel about having a person from a different ethnic origin than the majority of the population in Italy in the highest elected political position? [Graph], European Commission, September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069425/opinion-on-ethnic-minorities-in-politics-in-italy/
