The Italian president's decisions to quash a proposed populist coalition and ask economist Carlo Cottarelli to assemble a politically neutral government sets up the steps to an early election that ...

“Italy is no stranger to chaotic politics, government crises and revolving-door executives,” the Associated Press reports. “But recent developments were remarkable even by Italian standards. ...

What is happening in Italy is more a political crisis than a financial one. Draghi’s tools are helpful only when a country’s elected leaders are trying to avoid crisis.

Alessandro Chiaramonte, professor in political science at the University of Florence, told Al Jazeera that the recent developments displayed what Italy had been facing over the past 10 years.

So there wasn't a lot of attention to the political developments. So all this might have determined this sharp decline in turnout." "But let's remember that this is part of a 30-year trend.

Far-Right party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni reacts during a press conference at her party's electoral headquarters in Rome on Sept. 26, 2022. AP More From Douglas Murray ...

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