The third largest economy of the Old Continent has also passed into the political “twilight” zone and Mario Draghi is threatened by Meloni, Salvini and Berlusconi
By Antonis Anzoletou
He came to seal the political uncertainty, inflationary pressures and instability in Europe the crisis in Italy. The third largest economy of the Old Continent has also passed into the political “twilight” zone and Mario Draghi is threatened by Meloni, Salvini and Berlusconi with marginalization that will have unforeseeable consequences. The fact that the country has the largest debt in the eurozone (€2.7 trillion) cannot be removed from the difficult equation, acrobating on a tightrope. Draghi’s grand coalition only lasted for a year and a half. Will Italy be able to fulfill the conditions that the EU has set for the disbursement of the tranche of almost 200 billion euros that the country should get from the Recovery Fund? The international prestige of “Super Mario” acted reassuringly for international markets. From now on chaos…
The pressures exerted on liberal democracies by populist forces have been many lately. France initially with advance of Le Pen, but also the rise of Vox in Spain there are indicative cases of the axis shifting to the right. Italy in a few days and the USA with mid-term elections in November are expected to be tested. For the country with the eternal city, one more crucial question has entered the table. To what extent – what appears to be the most right-wing incoming government in its post-war history – could jeopardize its alliances with the EU and NATO. Meloni is no longer talking about the country’s exit from the euro and seems to wish to stay away from disputes with Brussels. As long as no one can be sure. The Italians haven’t been through much since the 90s. It all started with the former all-powerful Silvio Berlusconi (now appearing again as a regulator of developments) and later with the rise of the Five Star party and the League during the economic crisis.
The pre-election period in Italy has begun, and the parties are feverishly preparing for it September 25th after the country’s right-wing forces refused to provide political support to Mario Draghi. The 74-year-old former president of the European Central Bank and current acting prime minister of the country saw the processes being carried out in the area of ​​the center-right and decided in a very difficult period to ask for the renewal of trust from the people.
The “Italian Le Pen” or Giorgia Meloni with the “Sisters of Italy” hopes to be the next prime minister. Together with Silvio Berlusconi’s “Forza Italia” and Salvini’s “Nationalist League” they undermined Draghi’s government of national unity. The only sure thing is that the ballot box will not give self-reliant government and the Italian parties will once again be called upon to cooperate. “Brothers of Italy” in voting intention is close to 24%, “Lega” is close to 13% and Berlusconi’s party about 8%. On the other hand, the so-called “Progressive Alliance” consists of the “Democratic party” (seems to be in roughly the same percentages as Meloni), the Italian Left, the Greens and the foreign minister and former head of the Five Star movement Luigi di Maio . An independent course is followed by the centrist party “Azione” of Carlo Calenda, which disagreed with the association with the Left. His ally is Matteo Renzi with “Italia Viva” but they are said to be moving at just 5%. The Five Star Movement is in the 10% zone in the latest polls.
The logic and sentiment of the people in Italy is in favor of the return of Mario Draghi to the prime ministership, recognizing that he helped the country in critical moments and restored its credibility. Is this enough? The polls will show…
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