More information which suggests why the referendum was lost comes from Renato Mannheimer’s column in yesterday’s Corriere (available through Brunik). Here are the relevant cross-tabs:
So, the centre-right was less able to bring its supporters to the polls. As David suggested to me, the 20% of ‘traitorous’ centre-right supporters is probably accounted for by the centre-right’s [...]
This story on the forthcoming parliamentary vote on the re-financing of the Italian mission in Afghanistan. The Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (16 seats in the Camera; 11 in the Senato along with the Greens) has threatened to vote against. It seems that the government may win a majority with the aid of the UDC.
This after [...]