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Keystone Phil
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« on: April 02, 2006, 10:21:17 PM »
Just a week away. Any comments/news?
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2006, 01:11:51 AM »
I guess I'll make a prediction, too - a very narrow Berlusconi win.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2006, 01:55:24 PM »
Quote from: Sarnstrom on April 09, 2006, 12:20:55 PM
I hope Italy throws out that drunken idiot. Elect Romano Prodi!

I hope Italy rejects the elitist professor.  Tongue   Silvio! Silvio!  Wink




On another note, I should really call up my grandmother and have her call my great aunt (her sister) who still lives in Sicily and tell her to vote Casa della Liberta!
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2006, 10:59:33 PM »
If my timing is correct, the polls will close around 9 AM EST which means I'll be in school. I won't check the results until I get home so I'll be anxious for most of the day. Any idea when they'll have an idea of who won? If the picture starts to clear up about five hours after the polls close that would be awesome.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2006, 07:17:56 PM »
Ok did I justs see something big? Wasn't the Senate in the left's control not too long ago? They just had it 151-149 for Berlusconi on the webcast.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2006, 07:20:12 PM »
Quote from: ag on April 10, 2006, 07:19:32 PM
115 precincts left to report. 25.5 tousand lead for the left!

Where are you following this? Post link!
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2006, 07:24:27 PM »
Quote from: ag on April 10, 2006, 07:22:11 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on April 10, 2006, 07:17:56 PM
Ok did I justs see something big? Wasn't the Senate in the left's control not too long ago? They just had it 151-149 for Berlusconi on the webcast.

This has happened a few hours ago. Actually, looks like the ballance will be held by senators from abroad and senators for life.

Yeah, they probably said that, too, but I don't speak Italian so I didn't catch it.   Smiley  Thanks for the link and explanation. Keep it up, Casa della Liberta!
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2006, 07:38:24 PM »
Quote from: ag on April 10, 2006, 07:25:07 PM
EDIT 36 precincts to report. Correction: the left lead is 27.5 thousand (excitement, excitement). But almost all the remaining precincts are in Lazio II.

What are you calling for?
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2006, 07:45:35 PM »
Is Prodi claiming victory? This webcast seems to be of L'Ulivo's rally.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2006, 07:55:49 PM »
Quote from: ag on April 10, 2006, 07:53:29 PM
For a while the numbers on the page have been stationary: w/ 35 precincts left (34 of these in Lazio 2), a left lead of just under 27.5 thousand. But, perhaps, they have stopped updating in the excitement? The left, clearly, claims victory.

Yeah, it still has the same numbers up that were there about 15 minutes ago. This just has to take one more turn in Berlusconi's favor and I'll be satisfied. Just a few thousand more votes...  Smiley
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2006, 07:59:02 PM »
ABC News updated nine minutes ago, saying it's still too close to call, for anyone that cares about what an American outlet has to say.  
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2006, 08:10:15 PM »
Quote from: Senator Dave Hawk on April 10, 2006, 08:09:13 PM
What's the best link to follow the results?

Dave

http://www.repubblica.it/speciale/2006/elezioni/camera/index.html  Stop updating a few minutes ago though.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2006, 08:49:24 PM »
So to clear things up...

Berlusconi is likely to ask for a recount in the lower house while the upper house will narrowly stay with his coalition (unless the overseas vote comes in big for the left). Sound right?
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2006, 01:10:56 PM »
Quote from: cocktail of the weak on April 23, 2006, 01:08:08 PM
Though every international leader, even Bush (who held out to the last) has congratulated by now, Berlusconi still refuses to recognize defeat.


Yeah, enough is enough now. He is really embarrassing.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2006, 02:20:14 PM »
Berlusconi has finally stepped aside (for anyone that still cares). I'm sure it will be fun to watch Parliament go on with Berlusconi leading the opposition. I wonder if there will be new elections called by the end of the year.
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