Italy 2013: The official thread

[LastVoter]

You can say what you want but there is literally no way in hell Monti can be labelled as anything other than right-wing.

Isn't the left fairly stable at ~35% in Italy, but never wins?

[LastVoter]

You can say what you want but there is literally no way in hell Monti can be labelled as anything other than right-wing.

Isn't the left fairly stable at ~35% in Italy, but never wins?

Hardly ever wins? Yes.

However, the combined forces of the left are above 35% now. The main center-left party alone is at roughly 35% at this moment.

So I am guessing center-right or coalition established social democracy in Italy then?

[LastVoter]

Can one of the Italians explain what goes into get out the vote efforts in these elections? Italy almost always has astronomical turnout in national elections. It just seems like a given. It might sound silly but if 80-85% of people are coming out regardless, is there any really serious effort to push your side to the polls or is there more of an emphasis in having these policy debates to win over the undecideds in the run up to the election?

I have never heard about significant efforts by parties to turn out their voters, honestly. I know I don't live in Italy, but I highly doubt GOTV is a big deal there. Really, the US is the only Western country where there is such a focus in making sure people vote (which reflects even more poorly on your turnout levels).

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