It is just a referendum, but the implications are much wider.
On Monday, Italy could become the latest country to follow the so-called Donald Trump phenomenon experienced by the United States or the Brexit phenomenon in Britain.
A referendum on constitutional changes proposed by the sitting government is expected to fail as the polls reflect a rise of populist, anti-establishment sentiment.
That could lead to the president's resignation, opening the way for that sentiment to spill into national elections.
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