Calm self-rule votes in Italy called ` lesson in democracy`
(WorldNews Italy)

MILAN (AP) -- The passage of a pair of referendums seeking greater autonomy for two wealthy regions in Italy was "a lesson in democracy for Europe," the head of Italy's right-wing Northern League party said Monday. Voters in the neighboring Lombardy and Veneto regions overwhelmingly supported ballot measures Sunday that ask the regions to acquire more power from Rome. The peaceful votes reflect the same drive for greater self-determination that has been conflict-ridden in Spain's Catalonia region, party leader Matteo Salvini said. "Five and a half million citizens yesterday chose to vote, which...