Italy Faces Political Paralysis After Populist Jolt
3/6/18
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from The Wall Street Journal,
3/5/18:
The antiestablishment 5 Star Movement and a center-right coalition each claim the right to try to form a government.
Italy entered a period of political instability on Monday after national elections boosted populists but failed to produce a winner with enough support to patch together a parliamentary majority.
Sunday’s two big winners—the 5 Star Movement and a center-right coalition including former Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the anti-immigrant League—each claimed Monday to have won enough support to earn the right to try to form a government. But with neither group having won an outright majority, Italy is likely to face weeks or months of consultations among the parties.
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