Referendum, yes flies. Di Maio: “For us a historic result”

Win the yes in the referendum for the cut of the parliamentarians. At 6:50 p.m., with more than 56 thousand sections scrutinized out of a total of 61,622, 69.53% of Italians voted yes, while 30.47% did not stop. This is a confirmatory referendum, so it is not expected to reach a quorum Be valid. The final participation in the constitutional referendum was 53.84% at the close of the polls.

According to data from the Interior Ministry, 46,415,806 voters were summoned to the polls for the confirmatory referendum of the reform on parliamentary cuts, in a total of 61,622 sections. There are 4,537,308 voters residing abroad, who vote by correspondence.

Luigi Di Maio of the 5 Star Movement called it a “historic achievement.” For Nicola Zingaretti, secretary of the Democratic Party, now “a season of reforms is beginning.”

Referendum, yes it flies: political reactions

“Let’s go back to having a normal Parliament, with 345 seats and fewer privileges. It is politics that gives a signal to the citizens. Without the 5-star Movement all this would never have happened,” said Di Maio. “Since there is convergence in this aspect, I want to invite both the yes and no front: let us also reduce the salaries of parliamentarians,” said Di Maio. “In this framework, the next step should be the approval of a proportional electoral law“, has explained.

“The projections give us a result that can be defined as historic and extraordinary,” said Vito Crimi, political leader of the M5. “Thanks to those who went to vote in a period of covid, with the fear of going to public places. Italians stood up to say that they were convinced of the reform,” added Crimi. “It is the demonstration that the M5 for the umpteenth time have interpreted the interest of the citizenry and that we are the engine of this legislature. Since 2013, the m5’s death song has been performed, instead we are here to show that we are the engine of change. Thanks also to Di Maio, my predecessor, for having believed in this reform ”.

“We are very satisfied with the result of the referendum, which is the confirmation that the Democratic Party is the true force for change and guarantor of a path of innovation for the institutions. I say this because with the triumph of yes, the season of reforms and we will do it all. ” why this is so ”, commented Nicola Zingaretti, secretary of the Democratic Party, when commenting on the results of the referendum by the court of the parliamentarians of the Nazarene party headquarters. “He would not have blocked the hope of changing the institutions but we will do everything possible to represent the requests of many people who voted no, because we feel them ours.”

“A third of the country said bravely no to populist and anti-political reform. Just a month ago no one would have bet on this outcome, with this participation. Of course, it is still a defeat. But one that can be built on. fought this battle with you, ”wrote Matteo Orfini, member of parliament for the Democratic Party, on Facebook.

“When the people vote for democracy, they win. Happy and satisfied with the result of the Referendum. We have always constantly supported both the House and the Senate for the reduction of the number of parliamentarians. Most Italians said yes. Thank you too to Lega Italia Turn the page ”, commented the leader of the League in the Senate, Massimiliano Romeo.

Referendum, exit polls, projections and results

From projection to projection the advantage of yes grows. In that of Consorzio Opinio for Rai at 4:34 pm: yes to 68.1%, no to 31.9%.

In Rai’s third screening at 4:09 pm, yes still rises to 67.8%, and no to 32.2 (sample coverage at 19%).

At the second screening of Rai at 3.55pm. M., From a sample of 9%, yes wins with 66.7% and no with 33.3%.

At 3:43 p.m. the first screening confirmed the advantage of yes with 65.6%, while that of no was 43.4% (coverage of the sample at 5%).

According to the Consorzio Opinio exit poll at 15:31 for Rai, the advantage of the yes is confirmed: 62.0-66.0. He doesn’t stay at 34.0-38.0.

The Opinio consortium exit poll for Rai at 15 already gave the yes and a clear advantage over the no. These are the proportions: yes, 60-64%, no 36-40%.

Referendum, yes or no

This is the question of the referendum: “Approve the text of the constitutional law on” Amendments to articles 56, 57 and 59 of the Constitution on reducing the number of parliamentarians “, approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No. 12 October 2019? “. With the triumph of yes, the number of elected parliamentarians will go from 630 to 400 in the House and from 315 to 200 in the Senate. With the victory of no, however, the parliamentarians would have stayed 945.

Voters were called to confirm or reject the reform of articles 56, 57 and 59 of the Italian Constitution, an amendment approved by Parliament last year that provides for the cut of parliamentarians, reducing the current number from 945 to 600, for a total of 400 deputies (to date there are 630) and 200 senators (currently there are 315), remaining senators for life (but reducing the number, to a maximum of 5 in total).

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