This is the River Pub advertisement in the Italian town of Vittorio Veneto for regulars voting in next Sunday’s (25) Italian elections.
In Italy, of course, there are no restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days.
Dino Michelon, who has owned the River Pub for 41 years, told the Corriere del Veneto newspaper that he wanted to encourage participation in the upcoming elections. To get the free beer, simply show up on Sunday (25th) or by Monday (26th) and prove that you have voted by presenting your stamped voter ID.
2 of 3 River Pub owner Dino Michelon wants to boost voter turnout — Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Rive Pub
River Pub owner Dino Michelon wants to encourage voter turnout — Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Rive Pub
Michelon wants people to vote regardless of their political ideas and the party chosen at the ballot box.
“I’m certainly not going to ask customers what they voted for, that’s certainly not the point. Given the very low level of interest in the last elections, I have decided to do my bit to help remind and underline the importance of freedom of expression beer,” he said.
More than 50 million Italians were called to the polls this Sunday (25th) for early parliamentary elections.
The postfascist leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, Giorgia Meloni, antiEuropean and nationalist, is the favorite for the post of prime minister after Sunday’s elections, causing widespread concern in Europe.
3 of 3 Giorgia Meloni during the election campaign, on September 11, 2022 — Photo: Piero Cruciatti/ AFP
Giorgia Meloni during the election campaign, September 11, 2022 Photo: Piero Cruciatti/AFP
The 45yearold politician, who was an admirer of Benito Mussolini in his youth, leads all polls with around 24%. Known for her direct language since her years as a student leader in Rome, she could also become the country’s first female prime minister.
An activist for the postfascist right since he was 15, a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006, he does not speak his language to criticize the outgoing government of economist Mario Draghi.
Her dizzying rise is largely due to the fact that she was the only one to oppose Draghi’s government for 18 months, welcoming Italians’ dissatisfaction with inflation, war and pandemic restrictions. A staggering leap given that she did not get 2% of the vote in the 2013 general election.