Detail Long After the Party; Italy's Election   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8823 (Feb. 2013), page 21-24. Topik: Economic Policy; Recessions; Politics Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.75 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel A casual visitor to Rome might be forgiven for failing to notice that Italy is holding a general election on February 24th and 25th. To an outsider their apathy seems extraordinary. Italy's dire economic situation--14 years of near-zero growth, a deep double-dip recession since 2007 and over 12 months of painful austerity--ought surely to make the voters angry. And it ought to worry them, too, just as it worries observers elsewhere in Europe, who see in Italy's position the threat of the euro crisis bursting back into life. Yet Italians seem disillusioned with all politicians, whether left, right or centre; and a depressing number still seem ready to be won over by Silvio Berlusconi's snake-oil. Most analysts expect a low turnout by previous standards: below the 80% of April 2008, perhaps down to 70%. In the most recent election, in 2008, Mr Berlusconi's right-wing People of Liberty (PdL) movement and its coalition partners, including the Northern League, won handily, leading the centre-left by 47% to 37.5% and gaining big majorities in both chambers of parliament. But the desertion of key allies, a sharply deteriorating economy and a collapse of confidence in Italy's sovereign bonds brought him low. In November 2011 he resigned and was replaced by Mario Monti, a professor and former European commissioner; many detected the hands of the European Central Bank and of Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, in the coup de grace. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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