Italians weigh up the pros and cons of constitutional reform

Italians weigh up the pros and cons of constitutional reform
By Christopher Cummins with Agencies
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PM Renzi says 'yes' vote will boost economy

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Prime Minister Renzi claims the changes to the constitution will boost Italy’s stagnant economy, unemployment is high and the flicker of a recovery was snuffed out earlier in the year.

Opinions are divided on the pros and cons as demonstrated on the streets of Rome:’‘I voted ‘yes’ because I believe that the reasons of the ‘yes’ camp prevail over the ‘no’ camp even if the reform has its disadvantages. So streamlining, the removal of this ‘perfect bicameralism,’ that I find redundant, born out of history in the post-fascist era…basically I am convinced by this streamlining,” said one voter.

Time for me to vote on a change to Italy's Constitution. Si or No? To the research machine! pic.twitter.com/yEaO3QCQrJ

— Jamie Bologna (@jamiebologna) November 26, 2016

“I don’t like this constitutional reform for a simple reason: I believe that fundamental rules have to be shared by all political parties and not to be approved by relying heavily on a majority vote, so I don’t like the arrogance with which the reform of the constitution has been proposed,” opined another.

The leader of the Five Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, has described the proposed reforms as a fraud and urged the electorate to vote with guts not head.

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