EPISODE · May 30, 2018 · 14 MIN
Italy's Political Crisis & New Elections: An Opportunity for the Far-Right?
from The Real News Podcast · host The Real News Network
Italy's president Sergio Matarella has thrown the country's politics into turmoil when he rejected the parliament's chosen Prime Minister and instead chose a former IMF economist as Prime Minister, in order to save Italy's standing in the European Union. But he seems to have miscalculated and provided an opening for the far-right, explains Prof. Steve HellmanBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!
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Italy's president Sergio Matarella has thrown the country's politics into turmoil when he rejected the parliament's chosen Prime Minister and instead chose a former IMF economist as Prime Minister, in order to save Italy's standing in the European Union. But he seems to have miscalculated and provided an opening for the far-right, explains Prof. Steve HellmanBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!
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