Almost all the inhabitants of the Italian Veneto advocated the autonomy of the region

Almost all the inhabitants of the Italian Veneto region called for the autonomy of the region on the eve of the last referendum. This was in the night of Monday, October 23, announced the regional electoral Commission.

According to information received from the absolute majority of polling stations in the Veneto region in Northern Italy, for the right of autonomy expressed more than 98% of the population participated in the voting. In total, the plebiscite was attended by 57% of local voters say the election Commission.

The President of the region Luca, Jaya admitted that the residents were “truly historic decision” which would entail serious consequences. Just for autonomy were over 2 million citizens, which symbolizes the beginning of a new history of the Veneto, the politician believes. He said that today will begin the development of a “contract” which will provide the conditions of the relationship with Rome.

The vote for autonomy passed on the eve and in the Italian Lombardy region, where a majority supported independence of the region. The fact that the two Northern regions of the country are the rich and the population is outraged by the fact that the Treasury taxes away more than the state allocates benefits. Veneto, along with Lombardy make up one third of the entire economy of Italy.