Italian politics

Posts on what is going on in Italian politics.

Italy’s Politicians Are Digging A Grave. The Coffin is in the Offing.

May 20, 2013 by Alex Roe 2 Comments

Even Italy's President Napolitano is a bit miffed with Italy's eternally slow moving, if very highly paid, politicians. Today, once again, Italy's old new president told them to pull their collective fingers out. Well, they have not bothered up to now, so there's not a fat lot of hope they will do … [Read more...]

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An Anatomy of Berlusconi Supporters

May 14, 2013 by Stefano Salustri Leave a Comment

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter” – Winston Churchill Just a year and half ago, in November 2011, Italians thought Silvio Berlusconi’s political end had finally come. While this gave way to a wave of optimism, many remained cautious … [Read more...]

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Did Silvio Berlusconi Commit Treason Last Weekend?

May 13, 2013 by Alex Roe 3 Comments

Italy's new old president Napolitano, who knows Italy is in a bit of a pickle, has called upon the nation's politicians, repeatedly, to act responsibly. Silvio Berlusconi and his cronies have latched on to the word, if not the concept of responsibility, with a vengeance. Instead of acting … [Read more...]

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Italy, Still Going Nowhere Slowly

May 13, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Italian politics is as messy as it always has been. The current government which is an unholy alliance between the two big traditional arch enemies, the left leaning PD and pseudo right leaning Berlusconi PdL is already wobbling and has yet to do anything constructive for Italy. Silvio Berlusconi is … [Read more...]

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Hello, New Italian Government, Goodbye

May 6, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Italy's fragile new government, the product of unholy alliance between Italy's left and right wing factions is already under pressure and may well shatter very, very soon. Causing the destruction of what may turn out to be one of Italy's shortest lived governments ever, could be that rogue of … [Read more...]

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Italy: New Government, Old Party-Politics

April 29, 2013 by Stefano Salustri 5 Comments

The re-election of Giorgio Napolitano and the formation of a new government seem to have broken Italy's political deadlock, yet stability remains a distant mirage One of the greatest American politicians of all times, Franklin D. Roosevelt, came to power in 1933 during the Great Depression, a … [Read more...]

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Who Are Italy’s New Ministers? Mini-profiles here

April 29, 2013 by Alex Roe 3 Comments

Along with pithy profiles, here is a list of the ministers selected to serve as part of neo-prime minister Enrico Letta's new multiple political spectrum coalition government for Italy. Agreeing who should be assigned what proved to be no mean feat according to various press reports, though … [Read more...]

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Italy’s New President Tells Off Italy’s Politicians

April 22, 2013 by Alex Roe 6 Comments

This post is a look at recent events which led to the election of Italy's new president as well as the aftermath which came close to seeing violence erupt on the streets of Rome. Reverberations from the controversial choice of "new" president are ongoing. Today, Italy's new president made an … [Read more...]

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Italy: Still in Limbo

April 15, 2013 by Alex Roe 1 Comment

Italy is still without a new government. Time is passing and the nation's economy is worsening, but the weather is nice. While Italy's political classes could attempt to form some kind of new government, they appear instead to have opted for twiddling their thumbs, a fact which has not escaped … [Read more...]

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Blame Silvio Berlusconi for Italy’s Current Political and Economic Mess

April 8, 2013 by Alex Roe 5 Comments

I suspect you'll be all too familiar with the political mess which Italy finds itself in. But who is to blame for the chaos and the fact that Italy's political parties just cannot get together and govern troubled Italy? The answer is Silvio Berlusconi. By now, had Berlusconi actually decided to … [Read more...]

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