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    The EU and Italian Debt: More Tolerance?

    Judith Harris(June 04, 2019)
    Italy's deputy premiers Salvini and Di Maio, governing partners for the past year, have not been on speaking terms for weeks. But under pressure from the European Union over the country's giant debt, they are trying to find a way out, as an EU deadline looms July 9
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    The Bosses of Finance, The Huge Power that Threatens Us

    Judith Harris(April 03, 2019)
    The latest book by sociologist Pino Arlacchi, Italy's famed Mafia analyst, takes a broader look at crime than do any of his previous works. Born in Calabria in 1951, the former MP and senator was a founder of Italy's Anti-Mafia Investigative Commission and then Undersecretary general of the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.
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    It's Time for #MeThree

    Jerry Krase(November 14, 2018)
    The 2018 midterm elections will be remembered as The Year of the Woman in more ways than one. On November 6th, the Democratic Party enjoyed its highest margin of victory ever among female voters in a midterm election. The result, As of November 13, the Democrats had a net gain over the Republicans in the House of Representatives of at least 32 (up to 40 is possible) seats giving them a solid majority there. Under the U.S. Constitution, The House has "the sole power of impeachment." Therefore, women, I would guess, can’t wait to tune into the President’s Impeachment Hearings on MSNBC hosted by Rachel Maddow.
  • Luigi Di Maio, Leader of the Five Star Movement
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    Shock Election Results Signify Dawn of 3d Republic

    Judith Harris(March 06, 2018)
    The shock waves of this election have swept away the entire political system that has managed Italy for the past two decades. Dominated by populist parties, this is now being called the dawn of Italy's Third Republic.
  • Not real candidates: VOTE FOR ME guerrilla posters
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    Last Polls and Guerrilla Posters - Two Weeks Before Elections

    Judith Harris(February 15, 2018)
    This is the last week before polling is prohibited, and in these last days the campaigning for general elections March 4 is both fraught and fragmented, with no fewer than 28 national parties facing off against each other.
  • New President of Sicily Region, Nello Musumeci. Courtesy of www.nellomusumeci.it/blog
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    Elections in Sicily: Walkup to National General Elections

    Judith Harris(November 07, 2017)
    In a regional election Sunday in Sicily, a fledgling center-right coalition trounced the center-left, leaving former Premier Matteo Renzi and his party in deep trouble. The vote is seen as a harbinger of things to come when the nation goes to the polls next March.
  • Local election posters, Genoa
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    Elections in 1,000 Towns Send Shock Waves Thru Italy

    Judith Harris(June 12, 2017)
    For the first time since its founding in October 2009 the Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) was trounced in an election held in 1,021 townships throughout Italy. The shock waves also rippled onto the Partito Democratico (PD). The result: probable postponement of early national general elections.
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    A Vote for Trump: Right Deed, Right Reason ... Hopefully.

    Pirrone d'Elide(February 12, 2017)
    Voting is a private matter; that's why there are curtains on the polling booths. So when I-ITALY Magazine asked for reflections upon my preference - and vote - for Donald Trump, I was hesitant, but agreed nonetheless to present what would be a counter opinion to many they had received.

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