Venice
Organizes Online Vote to
Become Independent From Italy
It's **t just Crimea: the Italian region of Veneto, which includes the city of Venice, is holding a referendum to secede too.
Local activists and parties have launched an
online referendum to secede
From Italy and declare an
Independent Republic of Veneto.
Venice was at one time an
Independent republic, for about 1,100 years, before Napoleon deposed its last leader in 1797. And **w, a local movement called
Plebiscito.eu would like to reverse the clock and again cut ties with the Italian government
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A significant portion of the population in Veneto and the **rthern regions in
Italy have long been disgruntled with the way the central government treats the richer **rth, arguing they pay too many taxes and that these funds end up going to the poorer South. This referendum is the latest expression of that dissatisfaction, with mainly political and eco**mical reasons behind it
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