He’s not responsible for that of course. Just something he has to deal with.
How did he win? Did Italians just get sick of the left? I certainly don’t think there’s a huge pro-American movement there....I haven’t heard about it at any rate.
YEP: leftist government just taxed Italians to death. Besides, Italians never fell in love with the left to begin with: when Berlusconi was sacked, he lost the Lower House for just 24.000 votes, but won the Senate for more than 200.000. Leftist government was pushed ahead by unelected senators.
certainly don’t think there’s a huge pro-American movement there....
Huh? Young folks are leftist like everywhere else, but where I live (the north) conservative parties (Berlusconi + Lega Nord) have more than 60% of electoral preferences.