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Berlusconi IV: under-secretaries announced

PRESIDENZA DEL CONSIGLIO:
Maurizio BALOCCHI (Semplificazione normativa) - Lega Nord
Paolo BONAIUTI (Editoria) - Forza Italia
Michela Vittoria BRAMBILLA (Turismo) - Forza Italia
Aldo BRANCHER (Federalismo) - Forza Italia
Rocco CRIMI (Sport) - Forza Italia
Carlo Amedeo GIOVANARDI (Famiglia, droga e Servizio civile) - Liberali
Gianfranco MICCICHÈ (CIPE) - Forza Italia
AFFARI ESTERI
Stefania Gabriella Anastasia CRAXI - Forza Italia
Alfredo MANTICA - Alleanza Nazionale
Enzo […]

Posted 12 May 2008 † Chris § italy § berlusconi § appointments ‡ Comments (0)

Berlusconi IV: here we go again

For the fourth time in fourteen years, Berlusconi has met with the President of the Republic and been asked to form a government. He’s broken with precedence, and instead of accepting the post with riserva (that is, whilst awaiting the other parties’ agreement on the composition of the government), has presented a list of ministers […]

Posted 08 May 2008 † Chris § italy § berlusconi ‡ Comments (1)

Pork-barrel politics

Okay, it refers to the First Republic, but this paper by Miriam Golden and Lucio Picci is excellent. Bottom line: more important government deputies got more pork; parties were unable to steer resources to districts in which they were marginal.
Does this pattern continue today? Probably. In the face-to-face debate in 2006, one of the most […]

Posted 09 April 2008 † Chris § italy § academia ‡ Comments (1)

Prodi lives to fight another day

Two sighs of relief for the Prodi government. First, the Senate approves the Italian mission to Afghanistan after the government made it a vote of confidence. Second, the Camera approves by the required two-thirds majority amnesties for certain crimes - and the minister who opposed it, Antonio Di Pietro, doesn’t resign.
Members of the centre-right had […]

Posted 27 July 2006 † Chris § italy § prodi ‡ Comments (0)