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Italians vote on reforms; PM Renzi vows to quit if he loses
Italians vote on reforms; PM Renzi vows to quit if he loses
ROME (AP) -- Italians voted Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that Premier Matteo Renzi has staked his political future on, hoping to survive the rising populist forces that have gained traction across Europe.Renzi has said he will resign if the reforms, which he contends will modernize Italy and reduce its legendary bureaucracy, are rejected.
Opposition politicians, ranging from the far-right to the far-left have vowed to press for a new government if voters reject Parliamentary legislation overhauling much of the post-war Constitution.Even some figures in Renzi's Democratic Party, including ex-Communists, said they'd vote against the reforms.
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Re: Italians vote on reforms; PM Renzi vows to quit if he loses
Do you have an opinion or perspective on this?
What do you understand it to mean?
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.