Will Italy's rival populists get together? Or does that idea rest on a misunderstanding?
Category: Europe
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The Italian results might look complicated, but they really boil down to just two options.
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The centre-left's predicament in Italy probably looks worse than it is. But in the circumstances that's not much consolation.
Options for Italy
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The trials of social democracy
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The World is Not Enough 