L’Italia vista da fuori
Vorrei segnalarvi un articolo del Financial Times: Politicians squabble as Italians fret over economy.
Ecco alcuni estratti:
In few European democracies is the political climate so infected with mistrust and contempt for one’s opponents as that in Italy, where the government brands its adversaries “communists” and the opposition questions the government’s attachment to basic democratic values.
Parliament’s dissolution was originally set for next Sunday, but Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, and his allies now say they want a delay of up to 10 days, ostensibly to pass a few final pieces of legislation.
Their opponents are crying foul, saying the government wants to postpone the moment when electoral rules come into effect stipulating equal media access for both sides in the campaign.
The issue is not trivial. According to Klaus Davi & Co public relations agency, Mr Berlusconi, a billionaire media magnate, has spoken for a combined total of three hours on television since the start of January, whereas Romano Prodi, his centre-left challenger, has had only eight minutes. Once the electoral rules are applied, no such lopsided allocation of airtime will be allowed.
[…] If the mutual denigration is to some extent mere rhetoric, it nevertheless frustrates less partisan Italians, such as businessmen and public policy experts, who know Italy has trailed its 11 eurozone partners in economic growth and competitiveness for most of the past decade.
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