Posted on 09/24/2022 9:10:54 PM PDT by Nextrush
In the 1990's Italian politics was revolutionized with the rise to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
Berlusconi, who once called himself a Socialist and supported the Socialist Party, rebranded himself as leader of Forza Italia (Forward Italy). He took the name from a soccer team.
Berlusconi swept to victory gaining control over public media in addition to the private media already under his tutelage. His huge victory followed corruption scandals that engulfed the existing political parties in Italy.
Berlusconi had his day and his following for more than 15 years.
Meanwhile his enemies used the legal system against him with a slew of allegations financial and sexual.
But then came the economic downturn of 2008 and divisions in his political ranks eventually leading to Berlusconi's resignation at Prime Minister in 2011.
The "Right" in Italy would eventually find a new champion as the decade moved forward in the "Northern League" eventually spreading beyond its base in Northern Italy to become simply "The League" led by Matteo Salvini.
Salvini would distinguish himself as a passionate opponent of illegal immigration.
When elections in 2018 made Salvini a major force in Italian politics alongside the Five Star Movement, an anti-Establishment party with leftward leanings, he decided to participate in a coalition government that would make him Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister.
This gave Salvini a platform to crack down on the movement of migrants across the Mediterranean into Italy.
Salvini drew anger and legal actions against him in response to his crackdown on migration.
Salvini chose to bring down his governmental alliance with the Five Star Movement which then sought an alliance with the Democratic Party locking Salvini out of government.
Salvini's hope of new elections from his move did not materialize.
Eventually in 2021 a new "technocratic" government led by...
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Seen it before, not doing it again.
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