Riccardo
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Thank you to all that voted in this referendum! Italy woke up and from today our future is a little bit less dark! And it is a clear signal to the government!
VICTORY!!! Participation came back to be important!
P.s. This is a great proof by young people and the web network...Things are changing!
This is from BBC:
Italians have turned out in force for a referendum that looks set decisively to reject nuclear power, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted.
With turnout exceeding the necessary 50%, Mr Berlusconi said "we must probably say goodbye to... nuclear power" and commit to renewable energy.
Mr Berlusconi had wanted to restart nuclear plants shut in the 1980s.
He called for a boycott of the vote - but seems set for defeat on all four referendum questions.
According to figures from the interior ministry, turnout was running at 57% - a firm rejection of Mr Berlusconi's boycott plea.
Early results suggested the electorate had voted overwhelmingly for the repeal of laws brought in by the prime minister.
'Clear message' Pierluigi Bersani, leader of the centre-left Democratic Party, called it "an extraordinary day", which reinforced the poor performance of Mr Berlusconi's candidates at local elections last month.
"The government and Berlusconi really have to reflect on this. After the local elections and now the referendums, it would be irresponsible for them not to," he said, adding that the prime minister should resign.
Anti-nuclear campaigners say the Fukushima disaster in Japan helped sway public opinion against nuclear power, which Italians rejected in a referendum soon after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Italy, like Japan, is prone to earthquakes, but the government had said nuclear power was needed to supply about 20% of electricity by 2020.
Germany and Switzerland have both recently announced that they will phase out nuclear power in the coming decades, while in other countries, like Britain and France, support remains strong.
Italians were also being asked two questions on the privatisation of water supplies, and another on whether government ministers can be exempted from court cases.
The final question is especially pertinent to Mr Berlusconi, who is currently facing four separate trials.
The special immunity granted to him by parliament has recently been struck down in the courts, and Mr Berlusconi has agreed to attend court when not engaged on important business.
But he has missed several hearings, and did so again on Monday, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead.
VICTORY!!! Participation came back to be important!
P.s. This is a great proof by young people and the web network...Things are changing!
This is from BBC:
Italians have turned out in force for a referendum that looks set decisively to reject nuclear power, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has admitted.
With turnout exceeding the necessary 50%, Mr Berlusconi said "we must probably say goodbye to... nuclear power" and commit to renewable energy.
Mr Berlusconi had wanted to restart nuclear plants shut in the 1980s.
He called for a boycott of the vote - but seems set for defeat on all four referendum questions.
According to figures from the interior ministry, turnout was running at 57% - a firm rejection of Mr Berlusconi's boycott plea.
Early results suggested the electorate had voted overwhelmingly for the repeal of laws brought in by the prime minister.
'Clear message' Pierluigi Bersani, leader of the centre-left Democratic Party, called it "an extraordinary day", which reinforced the poor performance of Mr Berlusconi's candidates at local elections last month.
"The government and Berlusconi really have to reflect on this. After the local elections and now the referendums, it would be irresponsible for them not to," he said, adding that the prime minister should resign.
Anti-nuclear campaigners say the Fukushima disaster in Japan helped sway public opinion against nuclear power, which Italians rejected in a referendum soon after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Italy, like Japan, is prone to earthquakes, but the government had said nuclear power was needed to supply about 20% of electricity by 2020.
Germany and Switzerland have both recently announced that they will phase out nuclear power in the coming decades, while in other countries, like Britain and France, support remains strong.
Italians were also being asked two questions on the privatisation of water supplies, and another on whether government ministers can be exempted from court cases.
The final question is especially pertinent to Mr Berlusconi, who is currently facing four separate trials.
The special immunity granted to him by parliament has recently been struck down in the courts, and Mr Berlusconi has agreed to attend court when not engaged on important business.
But he has missed several hearings, and did so again on Monday, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead.