Category Archives: Political parties

[en] Berlusconi calls for supporters, attracts thousands of protesters instead.

Posted on 2013/05/14 by

Berlusconi has a love-hate relationship with the piazzas – or squares – of Italy. He hates them when they are full of his opponents, as happened in 2001 during the anti-G8 protests in Genoa, less than two months after the … Continue reading →

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[en] Pope embraces the No Choice March in Rome

Posted on 2013/05/13 by

Straight into the arms of Francis I, the new Pope: the pro-life march held in Rome on May 12 (Mother’s Day) couldn’t have asked for a better ending. For the third year running, shouting slogans like “Abortion is murder”, thousands … Continue reading →

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[en] Rome demonstration against Napolitano’s re-election. M5S fails first street test

Posted on 2013/04/22 by

Italy’s political and institutional crisis – occurring just as the worst economic recession in the Republic’s history has increased the percentage of the poor in the population to 15% – has raised the temperature of discontent. Giorgio Napolitano’s re-election to … Continue reading →

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[en] Giorgio Napolitano reelected Italy’s President, amid protests and political chaos

Posted on 2013/04/20 by

As of April 20, 2013, Giorgio Napolitano is the new elected president of the Italian Republic. The 87-year old was elected for his second mandate with 738 votes after 5 failed rounds of elections.* None of his predecessors had ever … Continue reading →

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[en] The defeat of the left in the recent elections

Posted on 2013/03/14 by

The defeat of Rivoluzione Civile (Civil Revolution, a newly-established party) in the recent elections was much worse than expected. The coalition led by Antonio Ingroia (a former public magistrate involved in the investigation about state-mafia dealings) had little appeal for … Continue reading →

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[en] Italian elections: is austerity the real loser?

Posted on 2013/03/06 by

A vote against austerity? Let’s face the truth: Italy is a place where you can do whatever disgusting thing you like (including sexually exploiting teenagers) and still be the first choice for one in three voters. Yet, many of the … Continue reading →

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[en][Translation] Wu Ming’s interview “Beppe Grillo lives on the ruins of the movements”

Posted on 2013/03/02 by

This interview by Roberto Ciccarelli appeared on Il manifesto and on Wu Ming Foundation’s blog, Giap. A spanish translation is available on fakepolitik.net. This is an interview by Roberto Ciccarelli, whom we thank, and it appears in today’s (Friday’s) issue … Continue reading →

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[en] [translation] Grillo’s Movement has been defending the system

Posted on 2013/02/26 by

Article by Wu Ming New updated version – translation by SII, copy-edited by Giulio Sica and Wu Ming 1 Translators’ note: The following text is a translation of a short article written by the Italian writers’ collective, Wu Ming, on … Continue reading →

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[en] Alessandria: the first Italian city to face bankruptcy

Posted on 2012/09/02 by

After Sicily’s initial fears of bankruptcy which were settled with extraordinary state funding, for the first time an Italian city went bankrupt. Alessandria, in the northeastern Piedmont region, has 100 million euros of deficit. The missing money wasn’t spent on … Continue reading →

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[en] Bologna remembers the victims of 1980 fascist massacre

Posted on 2012/08/03 by

Yesterday, as every August 2nd since 1980, citizens, political organizations, and various institutional representatives marched through the streets of Bologna to remember the massacre that struck the city during the terrible years of terrorism. 32 years ago a bomb was … Continue reading →

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