Ciao, Silvio
Steven L. Taylor
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Via the BBC: Italian crisis: Silvio Berlusconi vows to resign
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign after key economic reforms have been approved, the country’s president says.
Mr Berlusconi’s decision follows a vote on the budget in parliament, in which he appeared to lose his majority.
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Both coalition ally Umberto Bossi of the Northern League and opposition leader Pierluigi Bersani had called on the prime minister to step down.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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I believe that is what’s called a silver lining…of a very, very dark, threatening storm cloud.
@Neil Hudelson: Only to the extent that the new leader will be more capable than Berlusconi. While that may not be a very high bar to jump over, consider the coming election Stateside.
It couldn’t happen to a nicer gob of spit than our little Silvio.