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Italian elections

geni

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So day one of voteing complete day two to go. I'm kinda hoping Romano Prodi wins because I tend to feel Berlusconi is far more about image than policy or competance.
 
Basically, I'm very, very tired of Berlusconi. At the same time, I don't want a communist elected. It's a damm hard choice.
 
Rob Lister said:
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We don't here much about Berlusconi here. Does he impact your policies?
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Not much. But the constant scandals presented by the media about Berlusconi are tiresome. As far as I'm concerned, his only legacy is maintaining an administration for longer than most Italian governments.
 
DanishDynamite said:
Not much. But the constant scandals presented by the media about Berlusconi are tiresome. As far as I'm concerned, his only legacy is maintaining an administration for longer than most Italian governments.
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that, in itself, is quite the achievemetn
 
Is he a dictator? I thought he was elected.

Sorry, I'm not as up on my Italian politics as I should be.
 
DanishDynamite said:
Not much. But the constant scandals presented by the media about Berlusconi are tiresome.
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Is this a problem with Berlusconi or a problem with the Danish media?

Doesn't Italy have a parliamentary system? If so, why haven't the scandals wrecked his government already?
 
That was the great unasked question of mine. I didn't ask because I didn't want to seem to lazy to just google. Seems to me that he at least stands a chance of being re-elected. If that's the case, then surely someone likes him.
 
BPSCG said:
Is this a problem with Berlusconi or a problem with the Danish media?

Doesn't Italy have a parliamentary system? If so, why haven't the scandals wrecked his government already?
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No, it is not a problem with the Danish media.

And yes, the scandals have contiouesly wrecked his government. Hence my tiredness.
 
Rob Lister said:
That was the great unasked question of mine. I didn't ask because I didn't want to seem to lazy to just google. Seems to me that he at least stands a chance of being re-elected. If that's the case, then surely someone likes him.
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Certainly he stands a chance of re-election. What's your point?
 
DanishDynamite said:
No, it is not a problem with the Danish media.
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Why are they so fascinated by scandals in a foreign country? Slow news day in Copenhagen?
And yes, the scandals have contiouesly wrecked his government.
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No, I meant why is he still in office? Why hasn't there been a vote of no confidence or something before now, if these scandals are so bad? This is not a rhetorical question; I've never completely understood how the parliamentary system works, where there's no set schedule for elections, and where a nasty scandal can bring down a government.
 
DanishDynamite said:
Certainly he stands a chance of re-election. What's your point?
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Just that someone must like him...he must be doing something right.

Are these scandals of his own making or are they the result of media fishing expeditions/advisary mud slinging?
 
The Berlusconi situation is...... weird. Imagine if everything the kooks said about Fox News was true and you pretty much have the situation in Italy.
 
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