The vote of Italians abroad: an anomaly in the new Italian political landscape?

What is it about?

This article examines the extent to which the ex-patriot vote represented an anomalous feature of the new Italian political landscape in the light of the 2018 election results.

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Why is it important?

The 2018 elections ultimately revealed are the existential challenges that this model of extraterritorial voting and representation now faces, including: low turnouts; allegations of electoral fraud; negative media coverage, and controversial changes to the electoral law, which gave momentum to proposals for constitutional reforms aiming at reducing the number of MPs representing constituencies abroad.

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