June 14, 1984: an accident at work leads him to watch the world from a wheelchair. Exactly thirty-eight years later he takes everything back, starting from the end to get to the beginning. Oscar De Pellegrin, 59 years old, former Paralympic athleteis the first mayor with disabilities in Italy. “When it happened I was twenty […]
Tag: Politics
Who is Damiano Tommasi, the former footballer who could become mayor of Verona
For now it is only an exit poll, but with a sensational result in a city, Verona, which the center-left has not governed for 15 years and in a region that is a stronghold of the center-right like the Veneto. The mayoral candidate of the turning point is the one that most did not expect: […]
Referendum, collapsed turnout: why so few have gone to vote?
The prediction was easy if not obvious. The quorum in the referendum on justice has not been reached and consequently the consultation is not valid. The stake stopped at 20.8%. It is not even new. In the last 25 years only in 2011 was the quorum reached, to find another one we have to go […]
Referendum and Administrative: this is how to vote
The citizens of 971 municipalities, almost 9 million people, are called to vote on Sunday to renew local administrations. All those entitled to vote in Italy (there are 51,533,195, 25,039,273 men and 26,493,922 women) are called to vote for the five referendums on justice. Times The polling stations are open only on Sunday 12 June, […]
Referendum: the questions well explained
There are 5 referendum questions, indeed it can be said that 5 are left. They are those approved by Constitutional Court. They were the questions aboutlegal euthanasia and on the decriminalization of cannabis cultivation as well as one of the six on the subject of justice, the one on the civil liability of judges. The […]
Referendum: A (recent) history of missed quorums
The latest was in 2016. It was the referendum on drilling for hydrocarbon extraction. Less than one in three voters went to vote. No surprise. The quorum it was not reached as it has happened over the years for most of the referendum questions that citizens feel distant. Those for whom we vote on Sunday, […]
From Claudio Cecchetto to Damiano Tommasi, the vip candidates in the administrative offices
They rarely have luck. This must be said immediately. Suffice it to recall the case of Pippo Franco at the Administrative Offices of last autumn. Although they are often defeated, VIPs tend to try and get involved in politics. In Italy and abroad. At the Administrative on Sunday 12 June (voting from 7 to 23) […]
EUR/GBP maintains gains near 0.8550, focus on ECB decision for fresh momentum
A combination of factors help EUR/GBP attract buying for the second day in a row on Thursday. Political turmoil in the UK weighs on sterling and offers some support amid ECB rate hike expectations. The focus remains on the ECB’s decision and Lagarde’s comments at the post-meeting press conference. The crossing EUR/GBP has attracted some […]
GBP/USD falls to 1.2550, remains within familiar ranges
GBP/USD falls back below 1.2550 but remains within familiar ranges as last week’s lows/21 DMA offer support. The survival of UK Prime Minister Johnson’s no-confidence motion has been a key talking point this week, but it hasn’t impacted sterling much. Currency markets are likely to remain dovish ahead of Friday’s US CPI. The strength of […]
GBP/USD recovers from 3-week lows, heads towards 1.2500
GBP/USD fell to near three-week lows but has since recovered to approach 1.2500 as the 21 DMA offers support. Sterling was little affected after British Prime Minister Johnson survived (albeit weakened) a confidence vote. Conditions could remain quite limited ahead of key US CPI data on Friday. The GBP/USD recovered from a brief dip to […]
