(ANSA) - Rome, December 2 - The populist wave that has fuelled Brexit, Donald Trump's win and a surge for rightist parties across Europe now threatens to end the Italian government, the New York Times said Friday ahead of Sunday's crunch Constitutional reform referendum. "The populist wave is now threatening to crush (Renzi) and plunge Italy into a political crisis when the European Union is already reeling," it said.

"Italy is potentially the next domino to fall, partly because of the disillusionment of young voters The Wall Street Journal also said the future of Renzi and his government would depend on the outcome of the referendum.

