Géographie électorale et disparités socio-territoriales : les enseignements des élections pour l’assemblée constituante en Tunisie

Geographies of external voting: the Tunisian elections abroad since the 2011 Uprising

“…Similarly, the gap between France 1 and France 2 could be explained by different internal migration patterns, with Paris attracting more students and skilled migrants than other French cities. Such results suggest that socioeconomic variables have an impact on the voter turnout abroad, as it is the case at home (Gana, Van Hamme, & Ben Rebah, 2012).…”

“…Such observation suggests that migrants' political preferences are shaped prior departure. Contrasting voting trends among Tunisians in Italy and in North America can be explained by educational differences, as in Tunisia where the level of education is negatively to the vote for EnNahda (Gana et al, 2012). This conclusion calls for more research of migrants' transnational voting behaviour in light with the traditionnal migrants' preference for leftist parties in European elections (Brouard & Tiberj, 2005;Rea, Dirk, Teney, & Delwit, 2010) in order to understand the extent to which migrant communities can treat sending and receiving polities as entirely separate means.…”

Between Dissent and Power

“…However, the party has been constrained by the historically dominant role of the ethnic Chinese big bourgeoisie in Indonesia, which by definition, lie beyond the ummah. 20 Thus, continuing to rely on a middle class based in the professions and the civil service, and a newer generation of businesspeople based on a range of urban small industries and trade, it also lacks the monetary power to entrench itself in charitable activities that have been the mainstay of the NU and Muhammadiyah. 21 Given the limited capacity to grow out of a middle class shell, the PKS does not seem capable of emulating its Turkish or Egyptian counterparts any time soon.…”

“…Above all, PR's cohesion would have been shattered had PAS not spurned UMNO's secret overtures to form UMNO-PAS governments in Selangor and Perak right after the 2008 election, and not rejected UMNO's urgings thereafter to engage in 'Malay/Muslim unity' talks. 20 Not for nothing, then, a pro-PR slogan had appealed to voters, 'Naik Roket pergi ke Bulan mendapatkan Keadilan!' (Ride the Rocket to the Moon for Justice!…”

“…Relying on a widespread network of charities, educational and health-related associations, the Nahda nebula far exceeded the size of its party membership. 20 As a party (hizb) and a social movement (haraka), how would Nahda deal with the tension between its hizbist and harakist dimensions? Unlike other parties, Nahda faced a double challenge: if it only played the card of political inclusion, it might disappoint its less politicized social base by qualifying some overly radical aspects of its project.…”