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June 25, 2011

Treading the Muddy Political Waters

Judith Harris

Voting in three separate elections this May and June, Italians gave a black eye to the center-right government headed by the London Economist’s favorite Italian politician,...

June 14, 2011

Referendum in Italy: The Government Defeated. And Now What?

Judith Harris
One of the many original posters circulated by the pro-referendum committees inviting Italian citizens to vote "Yes" to the four referendums

Over half the country is rejoicing this week because a nationwide referendum drew a stunning turnout of over 57% of those eligible to vote, and four pieces of center-right...

June 12, 2011

On referendum weekend, Santoro steals the show

Judith Harris

Despite the importance of the questions under debate, the shouting match on RAI TV’s Channel 2 on June 9, seen by 8.5 million televiewers, has overshadowed even the referendum...