Italy. Italy may be the next country to target a broadside against the establishment. After a long campaign with a hard tone to the vote of the people now on both changes of government and trust in government. But a no seem no longer equally likely.
the Tension is rising in Italy, when the people vote ‘ yes ‘ or ‘ no ‘ to prime minister Matteo Renzis changes in the constitution, which is meant to make it easier to govern Italy. Opinion polls are not allowed close to an election. But in the last, which was published on 18 november, had the ‘ no ‘ side an advantage of between five and eight percentage points. A quarter of respondents still had not decided. Now it seems the ‘ no ‘ side is no longer as strong, like Pier Vincenzo Uleri, a political scientist at the Florence university.
– so far it is just speculation. But it seems that the politicians may have received the signals that “yes” is on the rise. The silent majority seem to orient themselves more towards yes, ” he says.
“Renzi against all”
In the middle of the day reported turnout to be around 20 per cent, writes La Repubblica. But the some 47 million italians who have the right to participate in the referendum have until 23 in the evening, when the polling stations close. Several voters have during the day warned for cheating, and claims that the pens that you write the answer, go to blur. The leader of the right-wing Lega Nord, Matteo Salvini, picked up the claim and several italians got into röstningskabinerna to self-test the to blur on the cards.
the Campaigns have been hard, full of accusations against politicians in general and towards the centre-left politician Matteo Renzi in particular. He has generally been politically successful during its nearly three years in power. But at a no has Renzi said that he will resign, which has made the debate has come to focus much on himself.
– It’s Renzi against all others. He did a failure analysis of the political scene in Italy, ” says Massimo Morisi, a professor of political science at Florence university, to TT.
Young vote ‘ no ‘
Italy is known for its political turbulence, the country has had over 60 governments since 1948 when the current constitution was introduced. The stakes are high both politically and economically in this much-debated choice. In addition to those who dislike Renzis proposal is expected to proteströster against the prime minister himself and against how the economy develops. Renzi has boasted that the economy is recovering after a long recession, italians have got off on consumption and public finances have improved.
– Matteo has the right attitude and it starts to give results, praised U.S. president Barack Obama in October.
But the unemployment rate is stubbornly high, especially among young people.
– Many of the students will vote ‘no’. The young do not know what Italy must free itself from. And even if this government has done important reforms is growing, the country still does not and the problems for the young is enormous, ” says Massimo Morisi.
Economic chaos
the Proposal is meant to reduce the size of, and influence from, the senate, one of parliament’s two chambers. Power is also supposed to be transferred from the regions to the central government in Rome.
Critics, far out on the left, and away to the far right, believe that the proposals are ill-conceived. Many voters believe that they can open the door to the kind of authoritarian rule that the constitution is supposed to prevent.
– the Constitution was written by the elect, the enlightened people, not the politicians of the type we have today. They do not have the ability required and I am worried that the changes may undermine our democracy, ” says äggförsäljaren Emanuela Carosi in Rome, who are going to vote no, to the AFP news agency.
Other voters concerned about financial turmoil in a nejseger.
the FACTS
Italy’s referendum
the Italians are asked to vote yes or no to the amendments of the constitution, which was approved by parliament in april 2016. In the text proposed, among other things, a reform of the current system with two equal chambers, and reduce the number of parliamentarians. Total affected across the 47 articles of the constitution.
Parliament consists of two chambers, the lower house (chamber of deputies) and the upper house (the senate). In the house of commons are today 630 members who are elected on party lists with fyraprocentsspärr for individual batches. The house of lords 315 members are elected instead through the country’s 20 regions, where the number of seats depends on the population.
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