Renzi urges Italians abroad to vote 'Yes'

(ANSA) - Rome, November 11 - Premier Matteo Renzi said Friday in a letter to Italians abroad that his constitutional reform will "make Italy stronger". The two-page brochure features photos of Renzi with various international heads of state, and explains how to vote from abroad by December 1.
    Italians living in their home country will be called to a yes/no vote in a referendum on the reform on December 4. "Today we are at a crossroads," Renzi wrote. "We can go back to being those that evoke sniggers abroad, the ones that never change, that are notorious for their attachment to their seats and for brawling in parliament. Or, we can show...that finally something is changing, and that we're becoming a credible, prestigious country". The young center-left premier went on to point out that "everybody has been promising this reform for decades, debating it on TV and in parliament, filling newspapers and social media (with it). But they forgot to actually carry it out. Now the reform is here, it's cleared six readings in parliament and now depends on the vote of citizens. Yes, including yours".