Italy’s centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani has just held his first post-election press conference. He’s clearly not as good at soundbites as Beppe Grillo (or Berlusconi), but this is the gist of what he said:The centre-left coalition is willing to “…
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Beppe Grillo, Bersani, eurozone, Five Star Movement, Italian elections, uncertainty |
Beppe Grillo is the man of the moment in Italy and Europe. He, and not Mario Monti as thought, commands enough seats in the Italian Senate to hold the balance of power. So the former Comedian, not the former European Commissioner, could be the king-mak…
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Beppe Grillo, Bersani, eurozone, Italian elections, uncertainty |
So we now have a pretty good idea of the election results in Italy. And there are two victims: eurozone stability and Mario Monti.The winner: comedian-cum-politician Beppe Grillo. We knew from earlier today that there would be a hung Senate, mean…
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austerity, Beppe Grillo, berlusconi, democracy, eurozone, italy, monti, uncertainty |
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