In a two day referendum, Italians rejected proposed constitutional reforms, which among other things included greater autonomy for Italy's regions.
The constitutional reforms were proposed by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi before he was deposed by Romano Prodi in March elections.
The turnout for this referendum was surprisingly high at 53.6%, while the final result showed that 61.7% of those voting were against the reforms and only 38.7% voted in favour.
The reje...
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