nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20171023-102307 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 171021s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20171023-102307 doi eng 342 23 Francescutto, Sofia Author aut Playing the Referendum Game in Northern Italy Francescutto, Sofia Verfassungsblog 2017-10-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Three weeks after Catalonia, two of Italy’s wealthiest regions are going to the polls over similar issues related to autonomy. On Sunday, the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto will vote on a one-question query on whether to demand greater autonomy from Rome. Despite their apparent simplicity, both questions are formulated in such a way as to be misleading. Few months before the national election, the referendum may be considered as a test for Northern League, or even a rehearsal in view of a political campaign based on the promise of a greater return on taxes. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Autonomy federalism Lombardy Referendum Veneto Ricciardi, Mario Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/playing-the-referendum-game-in-northern-italy/ raw object