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Results from the public opinion on the issue of the Italian referendum (average) РУБСРИВКЕАТ
Yes, No, Have not decided, Estimated turnout
Yes No Hdeacveidneodt Estimated turnout DOSSIER
Source: „Sondaggi Politico Elettorali“
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right ideological matrices. What is support for the constitutional re-
the foundation of their action is their forms after the publication of the
firm attitude to leave the common referendum, Matteo Renzi sacrificed
currency, the Euro, as well as review his position for the successfulness
of the relations with the European of the referendum, thereby trying to
Union, thereby not excluding a refer- transfer the support for the reforms
endum for an exit from the union ac- to his own political importance. From
cording to the example of the United today’s perspective, his immature po-
Kingdom. This “grassroots” move- litical attempt to flirt with the elec-
ment of the elections in 2013 won torate initiates serious political and
more votes from the coalition led by social disagreement to his political
Silvio Berlusconi, whereby it managed dignity. The opposition, which until
to impose as the second political op- then was completely disintegrated and
tion in Italy according to its size, im- occupied with the mutual struggle for
pairing the political dichotomy which domination within its campus, found
lasts more than twenty years in Italy. a point for unification and exit from
This creates an unstable situation the political dead-end where it was
within the opposition, which enables stuck. Practically all opposition par-
the new young and hopeful reformer ties supported the campaign “No” at
from the Democratic Party, Matteo the referendum, and many intellectu-
Renzi to lead a stable government, by als, journalists and analysts increas-
conducting numerous reforms, one of ingly oppose the arrogance which the
which is the reform for constitutional young reformer unnecessarily dem-
changes of Italy’s political system. onstrates. In the period that followed,
the support for the referendum re-
Following the general mood and
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