he wrote It alone, in his studio, in the early morning of yesterday. A statement that puts an end to a long wait, even ifthe the Courier had anticipated his orientation. And that falls like a boulder on the ulivisti contrary to the reform, Pier Luigi Bersani, Massimo D’alema. Romano Prodi stood up and announces his ” Yes ” to the referendum. A Yes, in the name of the Olive tree. A Yes warm. But still a Yes. The Professor motivates: “Even if the proposed reforms do not have the depth and clarity needed, for my own personal history and the possible consequences, I feel that I must make public my Yes, in the hope that it will redound to the strengthening of our democratic rules, especially through the reform of the electoral law”.