“Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance
Blokker, Paul
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2016
Verfassungsblog
2016-07-27
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In the run-up to the constitutional referendum in October, the Italian government meets considerable resistance towards its plans for a comprehensive reform of the Constitution of 1948. Both Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Constitutional Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi regularly sustain that in case of a ‘No’ vote, chaos will rule. Public debate seems trapped in a Manichean game between yes-proponents that accuse the opposition of conservatism, and no-proponents that accuse the government of authoritarian leanings.
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Blokker, Paul
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Constitutional referendum
Election law
federalism
Maria Elena Boschi
Matteo Renzi
popular constitution making
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https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/italy-constitution-referendum-renzi-blokker/
Verfassungsblog
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10.17176/20160727-130517
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