05 Dec '16 12:14>
Let's go across the pond for a change and maybe some of you Euros can help make some sense of yesterday's election results in Austria and Italy.
It seems clear that Van Der Bellen's win, albeit a narrow one, in Austria is a rebuke to the nationalistic, anti-immigrant, anti-Euro movements.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-04/european-populism-suffers-setback-as-austria-chooses-pro-eu-path
However, maybe some one could help me out with the Italy referendum which seems to have triggered Renzi's resignation. After reading this article (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-05/italy-sinks-into-political-limbo-as-renzi-swept-away-by-defeat) I'm a bit confused as to where Renzi's stands in the Euro political spectrum; is he a Tony Blair type neoliberal or a more conservative figure? Does this mean new elections are a certainty in Italy? If so, what are the likely results?
Thanks in advance.
It seems clear that Van Der Bellen's win, albeit a narrow one, in Austria is a rebuke to the nationalistic, anti-immigrant, anti-Euro movements.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-04/european-populism-suffers-setback-as-austria-chooses-pro-eu-path
However, maybe some one could help me out with the Italy referendum which seems to have triggered Renzi's resignation. After reading this article (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-05/italy-sinks-into-political-limbo-as-renzi-swept-away-by-defeat) I'm a bit confused as to where Renzi's stands in the Euro political spectrum; is he a Tony Blair type neoliberal or a more conservative figure? Does this mean new elections are a certainty in Italy? If so, what are the likely results?
Thanks in advance.