Posted on 04/12/2006 6:02:26 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Several boxes full of ballots for this weeks Italian general election were found in Rome today, officials said, after Premier Silvio Berlusconi rejected the centre-lefts victory claim and demanded a recount.
The boxes, at least five, carried the symbol of the Interior Ministry.
They included electoral material and were found by someone in a rubbish bin, said Vincenzo Giulivo, head of the polling station.
The ANSA news agency said the ballots had been filled out.
The election on Sunday and Monday was one of the closest in Italian history.
Romano Prodis centre-left opposition has won control of both houses of parliament, but Berlusconi has refused to concede defeat and demanded a vote recount.
That's a good point. Couple that with an identification requirement, and election fraud takes a big hit.
The last thing Italy needs is a thread-bare socialist bureaucrat like Romano Prodi running the country with a razor-thin majority which includes the Communists. It's a recipe for ruin.
I understand electronic voting machines in trunks work well too to insure lefty successes.
Well. I went to the voting place in my town early on that day to observe what I dreamed would be "Democracy in Action." Balloting began at 7:00 a.m. At precisely 7:01 a.m., an election official opened the top of the ballot box and poured ALL of the Red stones into the ballot box and declared that the referendum passed unanimously. He tossed the box into his Mercedes Benz and drove away. True Story.
It's tradition! No government in Italy shall last longer than few months. Berlusconi was an anomaly because he led the country for few years, italians will assure it will not happen again.
WOW!!
LOL...when in Rome!
Correction:
The last thing Italy needs is a thread-bare socialist bureaucrat like Christine Gregoire running the country with a razor-thin majority which includes the Communists. It's a recipe for ruin.
Corruption? In Italian politics? Astounding!
Yhe left is the same whether in the U.S. or Italy, or around the world ... lies, criminal behavior, etc. anything is acceptable so long as it leads to their gaining power. Were Carvile and the forehead Bagala over there prior to this election like they were in Israel a few years back, as 'advisors'?
(((((PING))))))
Obviously, they went to the Ed Rendell School of Voting Scams.
ROTFLOL I expected some comment about our not-legitimate governor and you did not disappoint! :)
(Congrats on the new win Chrissy! ;)
I dare you to send her this good news ;)
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I'll bet there's some famous DNC operative advising Italian poll bosses.
Post of the day!
Hmm, wonder if Ron Sims and Dean Logan went over and "helped" them with the election.
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