Yes, you should care about Italy's referendum

Another country, another referendum, another resignation. 

After the Brexit vote in the UK, it was Italy's turn to go to the polls in a highly divisive referendum about Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's proposed constitutional reforms. 

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As predicted by the polls, Italians overwhelmingly rejected those changes leading to Renzi's resignation and plunging Europe's third largest economy into a political crisis. 

So why should you care? If you are concerned about the growth of populism and the far-right in Europe, then Italy's referendum is a sign of things to come.  Read more...

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