Regional elections, Silvio Berlusconi calls on Italians to vote. In Lazio and Lombardy, attendance numbers are very low. And the leader of Forza Italia asks everyone to go to the polls. “I’m concerned about turnout because I asked voters and they told me they haven’t reached 20% in this section yet.” These are the words of the President of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, after voting in the polling section via Ruffini in Milan. «I would like to remind all citizens of Lombardy and Lazio that voting is not only a right, it is also and above all a power that gives citizens the possibility of choosing who they want to be governed by and, therefore, the possibility of deciding on their future, those who do not vote are not good citizens, those who do not vote are not good Italians”, he adds.
“I hope that all citizens of Lombardy and Lazio will vote and that this percentage will approach one hundred. Low turnout is bad in itself, and also because of the consequences it causes. Within me I have a very clear concept that a democracy is such if the majority of citizens go to vote. If it was less than 50% of the vote, which I absolutely don’t think will happen, are we really a democracy?” asks the former prime minister who, when asked why people won’t vote, replies: “I can’t say, the world is full of idiots”, concludes Berlusconi
Source: IL Tempo
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