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Habemus Presidentam? Not Just Yet

judith harris

Election of a new president remained a will o' the wisp on Day Two of the vote. At 7 pm the joint parliamentary session was suspended after Romano Prodi received only 395 votes -...

Angelino Alfano: "The House on Fire"

judith harris

Right and left in Italy agree on the gravity of the problem. "The house is on fire," thundered Angelino Alfano, titular secretary of the rightist Freedom Party (PdL). "Italy is...

Bersani Treks Uphill, but to Where?

Judith Harris

One month after Italy's national general elections, Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Partito Democratico (PD), is trudging up a political Mount Everest whose peak hides,...

Facing Reality in the Circus Ring

Judith Harris

The March 2 Economist magazine has Italy on the cover and the headline: "How Beppe Grillo and Silvio Berlusconi threaten the future of Italy and the euro." The charge: "Confronted...

Political Suicide in New York City and Italy: Part I - Italy

Jerry Krase

New York City and Italy have a great deal in common, starting and ending with self-destructive electorates; voters who are intent on putting into office people who, in one way or...

Elections 2013: "A Pit Bull Fight"

Judith Harris

In Italy's most important national general elections in half a century, turnout is expected to be low by the usual standards, but the stakes are extraordinarily high, and begin...

Dear Diary, It's Election Time

Judith Harris

Good grief, the Italian national general elections are only two weeks away, and things are happening so thick and fast that the only way to keep up is with a daily diary of the...

Misery and the Elections in the Final Stretch

Judith Harris

As Leonardo Sciascia once said, it is easy to manage wealth, but hard to manage misery. These are tough times for Italy as elsewhere, and the sight of shops shutting down and...

Projections for an Edgy Election

Judith Harris

With national general elections plus elections in three key regions less than five weeks away, the campaign has turned more agitated than any in recent history. Behind the obvious...

Arsenic and Old Pols

Judith Harris

An evening talk show went on for 2-1/2 hours on the left-leaning, independent (presumably) national TV network La Sette. Was a long, long show featured just three persons: that...

Ups and Downs of Moving Onto the Playing Field

Judith Harris

Mario Monti announces his formal entry into politics after 13 months of technical leader of Italy. The outgoing Premier has won the support of the Vatican. However, the polls...

Light at the End of the PD Primaries Tunnel

Judith Harris

At the primaries of the Democratic Party (PD), Pier Luigi Bersani has triumphed, walking away with 63.45% of the votes over his younger rival Matteo Renzi who won only 36.48%....

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