Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico
Letta said Tuesday that a landslide victory for the
right/centre-right in the September 25 general election would
pose risks for democracy here.
"I want to launch an alarm for Italian democracy," Letta told a
Zoom call with candidates for the centre-left group.
"I'm weighing my words. I don't want to use them lightly.
"We have 17 days to change the history of our country and stop
that alarm for Italian democracy becoming reality".
Ex-premier Letta said there was a risk that the Italian
Constitution would be "turned upside down" if the centre-right
wins over two-thirds of the seats in parliament, which would
enable it to change the charter without a referendum, bringing
in a directly elected Italian president.
He compared the scenario to that of the UK after Brexit, saying
the EU won't save Italy if the right wins.
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