The Italian public has approved a cut
in the number of parliamentarians on referendum staged on Sunday
and Monday while a round of regional elections endedin in a tie,
with the centre left and the opposition centre right .wining
three each.
In the referendum, people were asked whether to approve a law
that amends the Italian Constitution to reduce the number of MPs
in parliament, from 630 to 400 in the Chamber of Deputies and
from 315 to 200 in the Senate.
The yes vote prevailed with 69.64%, compared to 30,36% fort the
no vote
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