ITALIA
Italia se dirige a nuevas elecciones
May 29, 2018 - Los partidos populistas prometen convertir el enfado de los votantes por su frustrado intento de gobernar por primera vez en un referéndum sobre el sitio de Italia en Europa, cuando el país enfrenta nuevas elecciones quizás para el fin del verano
Amid the political turmoil, Carlo Cottarelli, an economist with International Monetary Fund experience, was asked by the Italian president to assemble a technocrat government to take the country to elections.
Only five days ago, another premier-designate, political novice Giuseppe Conte, stood in the same spot in the Quirinal presidential palace and declared he would work to create a “government of change” in what would have been Italy’s — and western Europe’s — first populist government.
That dream deflated dramatically Sunday night when President Sergio Mattarella refused to submit to populist demands that he approve their proposed economy minister, who in the past has recommended having a “Plan B” to exit the eurozone if EU strictures become too tight for Italy.