Italian Constitutional Court To Hold January 24 Hearing On Electoral Law

With concerns that Italy may proceed with early elections as soon as January or February of 2017 slamming the Euro in early trading, which taking place so soon to the Renzi referendum would likely assure anti-establishment forces a victory (whether or not they can form a coalition cabinet is a different topic), moments ago Reuters reported that Italy’s constitutional court said it would hold a hearing on the legitimacy of a new electoral law on Jan. 24, in a case which has major implications for when parliamentary elections might be held, and if reaching a quick verdict would greenlight an early 2017 vote.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Dec 6, 2016.