Young Voters Sink Meloni's Referendum as Tourism Minister Resigns
Giorgia Meloni's far-right Italian government suffered a damaging referendum defeat driven largely by young voters. Tourism minister Daniela Santanchè resigned amid the fallout. The loss has left Meloni scrambling to stabilize her government, with figures like 29-year-old expat Filippo Michelini representing the youth bloc that turned against her.
Prime minister is scrambling to clean up her government after youth vote powered a damaging referendum defeatFilippo Michelini was having a drink at San Calisto, a popular bar in Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood on Wednesday night. As he chatted to his friends, Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was reeling from a failed referendum, and her beleaguered tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, had just resigned.Michelini, a 29-year-old computer scientist who lives in Brussels, was spending a few days in the Italian capital after returning home last weekend to cast his ballot in the plebiscite on judicial changes. Continue reading...