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Italian Election Day Open Thread | 268 comments (268 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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The official results are forwarded by phone to the Interior Ministry in Rome, although there's gonna be a first this time: 36 m Euros were spent to transmit the data electronically via internet. This is considered a test and not 'official'. The hard copy of the election results of each commune is brought to Rome via motorbike by agents of the council police.

"The USA appears destined by fate to plague America with misery in the name of liberty." Simon Bolivar, Caracas, 1819

by Ritter on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 10:34:42 AM EST
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Insert Eddie Izzard sketch about Italian people on scooters lasciviously saying "ciaaaaao"

by toyg (g.lacava@gmail.com) on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 10:38:41 AM EST
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Actually this time the electronic results are official. In the last two elections they were experimental.

There has been a good deal of controversy over this affair in the past weeks. There were possibilities of fraud. A police investigation a few days ago found two telephone accesses to the root directory within the Ministry and apparently remedied it.

In the best of cases the whole affair is just a rip-off for crony contracts.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 10:44:36 AM EST
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Btw, what is Prodi's position on the troops in Iraq?
Will he be bringing the remaining ones home?

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 02:24:55 PM EST
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That's what he said, yes, though we'd need de Gondi to say whether he included any 'nuances'.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 02:26:31 PM EST
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It was a flat out promise, may be not his first action but up there on the list.

At this point it doesn't seem likely he'll be Council President.

B also promised it but his promises are written on water.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 07:20:09 PM EST
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