2017 Venetian autonomy referendum

Venetian autonomy referendum, 2017

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)

Do you want further forms and special conditions of autonomy to be attributed to the Region of Veneto?
Voting systemSimple majority
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 2,273,985 98.10%
No 43,938 1.90%
Valid votes 2,317,923 99.53%
Invalid or blank votes 11,037 0.47%
Total votes 2,328,960 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,019,628 57.94%

The Venetian autonomy referendum of 2017 took place on 22 October in Veneto, Italy.

The poll was not binding, but it might have consequences in terms of negotiations between the Italian government and Veneto as the regional government declared that it would ask for more devolved powers whether [if] the "yes" won.[1] According to Mario Bertolissi, law professor and advisor to the regional government, the referendum would have "constituent power".[2] Others considered it pointless while supporters of unitarianism in Italy counter-productive.[clarification needed]

As expected, the "yes" vote did succeed.[3] Turnout was 57.2% and 98.1% of participants voted "yes".

  1. ^ Veneto and Lombardia to hold autonomy referendums in October
  2. ^ Zaia: «Autonomia, non ci sono più alibi» (in Italian)
  3. ^ A.V. (18 October 2017). "How two local referendums might affect Italy's future". The Economist.