The Italian foreign ministry on
Thursday called a halt to what it called offensive and
defamatory reports that it was trying to help the Yes campaign
in Sunday's Constitutional reform referendum. The foreign
ministry, it said in a statement, stressed the "professionalism
and absolute impartiality" of the consular-diplomatic network
working on votes from Italians abroad. It warned against
publishing false news, saying the media had carried groundless
reports including a document, which it categorically denied,
urging the network into a "general mobilisation for the Yes".
Italy votes Sunday on the government's overhaul of the country's
political machinery, which aims to end gridlock by making it
faster and cheaper to pass laws.
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