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...What do you think will be the outcome of the April 25 referendum...
...really don't care. Any outcome will only be a loss for Russia. The referendum is needed by the Yeltsin team to deflect the people's attention from real failures in the economy. This is in the tradition of our Communist Party bureaucracy. Whenever things went wrong, they tried to distract attention, as in ancient Rome, by providing bread and circuses...
...Russians themselves generate optimism. You could not imagine another people who would be so patient as ours. I don't think Americans would have endured such experiments and trials. They would certainly not put up with this mocking ((referendum)) question: I have robbed you and reduced you to poverty, but now tell me that you love...
Despite the prospect of more revelations, reformers hope the referendum will usher in a new era of Italian politics -- even if its shape is still undefined. If, as widely expected, Segni announces formation of his own good- government party fresh from a referendum victory, his credibility might woo scandal-weary voters. However, it is unlikely he could put together an organization in time to benefit from the next elections, which could come as early as autumn. The populist Northern League led by Umberto Bossi has come on strong, but it must still extend its base of support beyond the northern...
...provision in the referendum would eliminate proportional representation in the selection of 238 of the Senate's 315 members and give each seat to the candidate who wins the most votes. The proposal has provoked opposition from small parties who were boosted into Parliament under the old system; others argue that the referendum does not go far enough toward limiting the parties' power over choosing candidates. Reformers counter that the country can no longer afford the instability created when 16 or 17 parties all vie for their own rather than the national interest. If the measure is approved, the Chamber...