Silvio is back: Understanding Berlusconi’s latest revival ahead of the Italian general election
Despite currently being banned from holding office, Silvio Berlusconi is well placed to have a key role in the Italian general election in March. Fabio Bordignon outlines the factors behind his latest comeback, and how his Forza Italia party could play a central part in the formation of the next Italian government.
In the past when we Italian scholars of […]
The real problem in Italian democracy is not the electoral law, but Silvio Berlusconi’s continued grip over the country’s media
The real problem in Italian democracy is not the electoral law, but Silvio Berlusconi’s continued grip over the country’s media
Italy’s new prime minister Matteo Renzi has made electoral reform one of his key priorities, with a new electoral law currently under consideration in the Italian Senate, having been passed in the lower house of the Italian parliament last week. Valentino Larcinese writes that while Renzi may succeed in his attempts at electoral reform, the fact that he has […]