The same man who was forcibly removed by the markets from leading the country, is also the most successful leader Italy has had in the current republic (to date the only PM to carry out a full term). No matter that it took him 5 tries in total.
Anyway, so he's back.
His opposition - who should have swept through this election on a breeze - had two options to pick as party leader. The new, young, successful, well-respected (by voters of various parties) mayor of Florence Renzi; or, Bersani. Guess who was chosen. So that party received a vote pretty much on par with Berlusconi's.
But there is also the comedian, Beppe Grillo. He entered politics on a platform of "politics suck and there should be no parties". So he promptly formed a party and started rallying in main squares, where he swears a lot, insults every other politician alive, and proposes not a single solution to Italy's many problems. He also refused to debate, losing, with that one choice, any ounce of respect I could have pretended to have.
Not to mention one of my available choices as my representative: a woman whose name is Nicoletta but goes by the name "Fucsia". Like a porn star.
Anyway, so not a happy election for Italy. The good news is also the bad news: the government probably won't last more than six months.
But damn, nobody makes food like Italy does!
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