MAKE OR BREAK: Italy gives green light to pivotal referendum which could DESTROY the EU…(Going To Need A War For This!)
ITALY’S highest court has given the go-ahead for a make-or-break referendum on the crisis-torn country’s constitutional future which could have huge knock-on effects for the EU.
By SIMON OSBORNE
Express.co.uk
Tue, Aug 9, 2016
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said victory in the poll would end Italy’s notoriously shaky political system that has prevented any government completing a full term since the Second World War.
But defeat will mean the end of the line for pro-Brussels Mr Renzi who has promised to quit if voters do not approve his constitutional changes.
It is a huge political gamble for the pro-EU centre-left leader with opinion polls showing many of the 50 million voters are undecided and the “No” camp gaining momentum in what will be a very close campaign.
Support for opposition parties who want away from Brussels and have been emboldened by Britain’s historic decision to pull away from the EU is growing and the battleground is being set.
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