Yesterday, an opinion poll In Italy suggested that Italy’s next election could be won by an ally of Silvio Berlusconi, the Northern League, manned by Umberto Bossi. Berlusconi made his mark, and his money, as a property speculator in Milan before rising with Bettino Craxi’s socialist party and using his new found connections to create a series of successful television stations. His business is now drowning in debt and this casts suspicions onto his reasons behind entering the political field.
October 12, 2009
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Political Parties In Italian Politics
Italian politics involves many political parties that represent different ideals. The parties in today’s Italian politics are the result of a political transformation in the 1990’s. Scandal, investigations, and changes in Italian political policy created many changes. Some parties disbanded and new ones emerged. Support for some parties decreased while others became popular with the Italian people. After party separations and mergers two parties now dominate Italian politics representing the polarities of center left and center right.