Italy 2013: The official thread

[RodPresident]

Are there any chances to end with majority prize in Italy until 2013?

[RodPresident]

Another point that Italy needs is party fidelity. A country where politicians can leave parties without losing mandate is going to instability. This make coalitions to be weak structures, then majority prize is worthless. Ending majority prize with party fidelity would be able to create a legitimate and stable government.

[RodPresident]

And Alemanno comes from National Alliance as Santanché. Alfano comes from Sicilian Christian Democracy tradition. Maybe a firebrand can keep some PdL voters from voting Grillo and even for a populist candidate of left.

[RodPresident]

Any conversations about Levi-Montalcini replacement in Senate?

[RodPresident]

Voting for SEL is to push Bersani to left and to prevent PD establishment into making new government as Monti II. If I were Italian, I'd vote for Grillo or Civic Revolution.
To Italian people: Who are the candidates to replace Napolitano as President of the Republic?

[RodPresident]

It will be an interesting election. Can be one elder statesman from the left, like Amato, Prodi or D'Alema? Or somebody outside of politics.

[RodPresident]

How would be an election with Renzi, Grillo and Meloni as standard bearers of their coalitions?

[RodPresident]

Who's Meloni? The last trial heat had Renzi boosting PD to a 7-point lead over M5S with PDL in third.

Giorgia Meloni, one of FdI leaders. She wouldn't have Berlusconi's rejection and could bring some populist voters.

[RodPresident]

Dario Fo for President... with PD and M5S support!

[RodPresident]

I think that PD wouldn't support Bonino because Radical's posture in election. It will be a very fun election.

[RodPresident]

A late-80s President accepting crossover support for reelection reminds me from a certain European country in 1982. And he getting support from long-time enemies.

[RodPresident]

Does Grillini candidate stand a chance in FVG?
And Vendola should be repented until now. By accepting an early coalition with PD, he destroyed his national political capital and transfered it to Grillo.

[RodPresident]

I support Grillo as he's only candidate who promises to deliver a real change.

[RodPresident]

Napolitano nominated more 4 live senators: architect Renzo Piano, conductor Claudio Abbado and scientists Elena Cattaneo and Carlo Rubbia (Nobel Prize of Physics). With Ciampi, Monti and Scelta Civica, Foreign Italians, Valle d'Aosta regionalists, they will need 18 dissidents from PdL, SEL and M5S to save government.

[RodPresident]

Did Formigoni revenge for losing his feud (Lombardia) to Lega Nord? Berlusconi expel vote will be dramatic, if government tries to whip his members to vote against expel.