Venice Seeks Independence from Italy

[Hakan]

Venice seeks independence from Italy in unofficial poll​

Venetians and people in the surrounding region have voted to split from Italy and establish an independent state in an unofficial referendum.

The online poll was organised by local activists and parties, who want to establish a sovereign state called the Republic of Veneto, which would encompass the five million inhabitants of the region.

More than two million residents – 73 per cent of all those eligible to take part - participated in the week-long survey, theDaily Mail reported.

The floating city was formerly the sovereign Republic of Venice until it lost its independence to Napoleon in 1797.

The poll was not recognised by the Rome government, which campaigners say receives around €71 billion (£59 billion) each year in tax from Venice - some €21 billion (£18 billion) less than the city gets back in investment and services.

A 10-strong committee was also appointed in the ballot and immediately declared independence from Italy.

Campaigner Paolo Bernardini, professor of European history at the University of Insubria in Como, northern Italy, said it was “high time” for Venice to become an autonomous state once again.

“Although history never repeats itself, we are now experiencing a strong return of little nations, small and prosperous countries, able to interact among each other in the global world,” he told the Daily Mail.

“The Venetian people realized that we are a nation (worthy of) self-rule and openly oppressed, and the entire world is moving towards fragmentation - a positive fragmentation - where local traditions mingle with global exchanges.”

The poll came in the same week that Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and become part of Russia.

Venice seeks independence from Italy in unofficial poll - Europe - World - The Independent

 

[Star Wars]

Catalonia seeks independence from Spain

Scotland seeks independence from U.K

bad times for E.U

 

[Hack-Hook]

Online voting sometimes show interesting result .

for example whitehouse had to change the policy on its petition site because the unthinkable happened and several of states managed to gather enough signature to ask for independence .(they had to increase the minimum required signature for considering a petition several fold)

 

[idune]

There should referendum in indian occupied Kashmir, Sikkim and other NE states.

 

[Indian-King]

There should referendum in indian occupied Kashmir, Sikkim and other NE states.

A BIG YES except sikkim and NE part.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Not gonna happen, never gonna happen.

 

[revojam]

Online voting sometimes show interesting result .

for example whitehouse had to change the policy on its petition site because the unthinkable happened and several of states managed to gather enough signature to ask for independence .(they had to increase the minimum required signature for considering a petition several fold)

In that site anyone non-US citizens were also able sign petitions try something better.

 

[Hack-Hook]

In that site anyone non-US citizens were also able sign petitons try something better.

well they must be aware of the petition .
by the way it's not strange for example 25000 people in California want independence . and everyone knew these sort of polls are just having some fun at the expense of officials

 

[Guynextdoor2]

There should referendum in indian occupied Kashmir, Sikkim and other NE states.

You know we might actually vote to merge both bengals into a single independent state....rest of India will have multiple entertaining years with Mamta Di ruling 'United Bengal', Instead of ruining our country, she'll be screwing you guys- 'win-win'

 

[chhota bheem]

There should referendum in indian occupied Kashmir, Sikkim and other NE states.

and you dont come from any of these places,what about referendum in your place.

 

[Markus]

There should referendum in indian occupied Kashmir, Sikkim and other NE states.

Chal bhaag yahase, bada ya referendum karane wala

if pakistan wants Kashmir, they will have to part with lahore.

 

[SHAMK9]

they will have to part with lahore.

And why is that?

 

[Markus]

And why is that?

ek haath se le, ek haath se de.

 

[SHAMK9]

ek haath se le, ek haath se de.

On what basis? Lahore is not non-Muslim majority.

 

[Markus]

On what basis? Lahore is not non-Muslim majority.

not talking on any basis, but we want something in return for kashmir, otherwise, how will Indian govt. convince 1.2 billion ppl to let kashmir go ?