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Analysis: Italy’s Far Right Is About to Win Big As Unelected Government Falls

Matteo Tiratelli

We should celebrate the fall of Mario Draghi’s unelected government, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Yet what looks likely to replace it could be even worse.

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Opinion: Like All Digital Parties, the Northern Independence Party Is a Reflection of Our Broken Politics

Paolo Gerbaudo

Cartel parties that suppress internal democracy, a non-choice between two virtually identical alternatives - the NIP is the product of familiar trends, writes political theorist Paolo Gerbaudo.

Opinion: Italy is Being Governed By the Politics of Resentment

David Broder

With centrist parties integrating former enemies into the ‘anti-populist’ camp and hard-right parties waging a culture war against ‘communists’ and immigrants, Italy is being governed by the politics of resentment. This is what happens when politicians lack any real plan to reboot the economy, argues David Broder - all they can do is manage the decline.

Italy and Europe’s Establishment is Discarding Democracy in Defence of the Euro

Aaron Bastani

Yesterday Italy’s president chose Carlo Cottarelli as the country’s stop-gap prime minister, effectively suspending democracy for the sake of protecting the eurozone. This surprise appointment signals a crisis not just for Italy but for Europe as a whole, argues Aaron Bastani.

Long Read: How Power Hungry Politicians and the Far-right Are Turning Italy Against Refugees

Hsiao-Hung Pai

For years, the liberal left has thought of Italy as a humane country where refugees are welcomed. But following a series of attacks on African migrants, this appears to have suddenly changed. Dig a little deeper however, and it quickly becomes clear that far-right violence didn't rise out of nowhere, it was inspired by a toxic politics of race in Italy that has been worsening since the economic crash of 2008. Hsiao-Hung Pai reports from Sicily.

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