| ID | 125030 |
| Title Proper | Italy |
| Other Title Information | on the cusp of change |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zolotykh, A |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ON FEBRUARY 24-25, Italy held an early parliamentary election, which saw the center-left coalition headed by Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani win the race and gain 55% of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies. But their slight lead in the Senate, with just five seats more than the center-right bloc's, has called into question the political survivability of the legislature, as well as the government to be formed by Bersani. For Italy, political instability is a familiar and ordinary phenomenon. During the past sixty-five years, 50 governments have succeeded one another there due to political crises. But for all that, the current early election may well prove to be a turning point in the country's political process, which in the last 18 years proceeded, according to Italian experts, under the banner of "Berlusconi-ism." |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 59, No.3; 2013: p.161-170 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 59, No.3; 2013: p.161-170 |
| Key Words | Italy ; Democratic Party ; Political Crises ; Election ; Berlusconi ; People of Freedom Party |