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Italy: Pressure for popular vote to force electoral law reform
Italy: Pressure for popular vote to force electoral law reform
Following the resounding defeat Prime Minister Matteo Renzi suffered at last week’s referendum, Italy has entered a period of political unpredictability. Renzi had pinned his…
Renzi's referendum and the future of the euro
Renzi's referendum and the future of the euro
On Sunday, Italians resoundingly rejected the constitutional changes put to them by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Formally, the referendum sought to curtail the powers of…
EU-Turkey deal: Coming to terms with the 'appification' of migration
The EU-Turkey deal has been widely criticised for being potentially illegal and immoral as well as unworkable. Others have pointed to the grubbiness of the negotiations and the…