The Italian Supreme Court granted the constitutional referendum to be held on a Sunday between 2 October and 11 December.
PM Rendition initially pushed for this referendum in a way similar to Pm Cameron…but, since Brexit, he tried to backtrack and stop it or at least distancing himself from it…as he fears a Brexit (sequence:lose the referendum, new election, Five Star win, Italexit referendum).
Now he lost and the referendum will go ahead. He will try to make it as late as possible hoping that the new major of Rome (of the Five Star Party) will not be able to do a good job and people will lose faith also in the Five Star party.