What next?

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Well, it looks like the Italian people were up to the task persented to them and it looks like Ciao Berlusca. Great news!

Let's see what the Centre-Left coalition can do.

I am not so confident that things will get too much better in Italy for a while. For one thing, I just don't think that their indigenous economic system is capable of doing well in liberalised global economic markets. And I also wonder whether the coalition can work together to make real progress on whatever progremme they set out to achieve.

At least Italy will not be governed by a clown and whatever progress they make on the economic front, I hope they finish off the work they were doing last time in power about avoiding conflicts of interest... ie. making sure Berlucsa or any descendents cannot run Italy and the media ever again.