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Italy Elections Open Thread 2.0 | 80 comments (80 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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Quote: "Other members of Mr Berlusconi's centre-right ruling bloc appeared angry..."

Indeed.

Early this morning a group of furious Members of Parliament had to be stopped from going to Minister Tremonti's house to beat him up. They claim that he is responsible for their defeat because on his initiative Italians residing abroad were given the right to vote.


"The USA appears destined by fate to plague America with misery in the name of liberty." Simon Bolivar, Caracas, 1819

by Ritter on Tue Apr 11th, 2006 at 11:07:54 AM EST
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That's half joking, right? Right?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Apr 11th, 2006 at 11:10:10 AM EST
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No, it's not.

There are some ex-street fighters among the members of the parliamentary group of the post fascists. They had to be stopped by force this morning. A SKy TV reporter commented that Tremonti is an old man and should be left alone because he is too weak to defend himself.

"The USA appears destined by fate to plague America with misery in the name of liberty." Simon Bolivar, Caracas, 1819

by Ritter on Tue Apr 11th, 2006 at 11:15:40 AM EST
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It'd be okay if he was 45 then?

That's quite mad.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Apr 11th, 2006 at 11:17:42 AM EST
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Some MPs will have to go to prison now. So what difference does it make if they beat up the guy who, they claim, is responsible for their defeat?

"The USA appears destined by fate to plague America with misery in the name of liberty." Simon Bolivar, Caracas, 1819
by Ritter on Tue Apr 11th, 2006 at 11:26:23 AM EST
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