The Italian referendum: No Trump nor Brexit
- Written by Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University
The Italians have delivered an overwhelming defeat to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Initial tallies of Dec. 4’s referendum show a vote of just under 60 percent rejecting Renzi’s constitutional reform package, with a little more than 40 percent supporting it. Voter turnout was strong, with more than 68.5 percent of eligible voters inside...