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  1. 05-03-2018, 08:43 AM #1
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    Italy Election Results

    Looks like the votes are in and being counted...

    Glad that Berlusconi and company are not in the lead....

    Projections for lower house coming in from TV channel La7:

    Five Star Projected at 32.1%
    Democratic Party Projected at 19%
    Forza Italia at 14.1%
    League Gets 17.5%
    Bloomberg Live Blog:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-...ntary-election
  3. 05-03-2018, 08:44 AM #2
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    Something new that I learnt today:

    Most projections so far are for the Senate, where only over-25s vote. For the Lower House, where the voting age is 18, non-establishment parties could do even better.
  4. 05-03-2018, 09:23 AM #3
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    Yikes.

  5. 05-03-2018, 09:26 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Looks like the votes are in and being counted...

    Glad that Berlusconi and company are not in the lead....



    Bloomberg Live Blog:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-...ntary-election
    BBC are saying Berlusconi's coalition will be the biggest group in the lower house. The League is part of the coalition.
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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    Yikes.
    They appear to have some very sensible positions, apart from their anti-science stupidity, and given the state of Italian politics for decades it is no surprise that the establishment parties will lose to a relative newcomer offering a promise of change.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kimwy66:
    They appear to have some very sensible positions...
    Let's hear.
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    Why do they take so long to get results in? Anyone know how the counting works?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    Why do they take so long to get results in? Anyone know how the counting works?
    Domani.
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  10. 05-03-2018, 10:22 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    Why do they take so long to get results in? Anyone know how the counting works?
    One plate of pasta between each vote and a bit of chianti.
    You cant push an Italian.
  11. 05-03-2018, 10:26 AM #10
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    There is nothing to worry about - there will be another elections in a year's time

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