Canadians.
The votes of 40,000 Canadian citizens who qualify as "Italians abroad," some of whom have never set foot in Italy and many of whom don't speak Italian, played a pivotal role in the defeat of billionaire Silvio Berlusconi in Italy's election yesterday, according to poll results released late last night.
For the first time in history, a country's political fate appears to have been determined by citizens of other countries, after Mr. Berlusconi introduced a scheme in 2002 that defines eligible Italian voters by blood lines rather than residency. (hat tip to Atrios.)
Berlusconi, who is currently having a tantrum and is demanding recounts, was not pleased that Italian-Canadians could have such a huge impact on his fate.
Let me borrow a word from US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in response: Vaffanculo.
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