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		sph 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italy moves to reverse anti-nuclear stance > Who's brilliantly dumb idea was it to have the only two referendums ever also immediately after a disaster? Well-timed populists.

kome 5 months ago [–]

> Well-timed populists.

not really. The referendum was planned long before Fukushima, but then Fukushima happened at just the right time, reminding voters just in time to vote against nuclear.

sph 5 months ago | [–]

I stand corrected. They indeed started collecting signatures for the second referendum in spring 2010.

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