Berlusconi, Again. Brookings: "After just two years, Italy is having another general election on April 13-14. Despite an electoral law intended to encourage coalition building before the election, Italian voters will have to choose from among 30 different parties, not to mention separate parties being presented to Italian nationals living abroad. Opinion polls predict that Silvio Berlusconi will become Prime Minister for a third time. The Italian electoral system, however, is extremely complex and various technicalities may create some surprises, especially in the upper Chamber (the Senate), presenting a serious risk that any new government will once again be very weak. ..."

Posted by Laura at March 31, 2008 12:31 PM