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The Inquiry: Why do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?

Why do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?

18/03/2021 GMT

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What makes Italian politics so fragile and unstable?

As Mario Draghi forms Italy’s 65th government in 73 years, we ask why Italian politics is so unstable.

After the government of Giuseppe Conte collapsed amid an economic and public health crisis, Mario Draghi has formed Italy’s 65th administration in 73 years. So what are the long-term causes of Italy’s political woes, and does Draghi stand any chance of solving them? 

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Nathan Gower


(Giuseppe Conte and Mario Draghi during the traditional handover ceremony in Rome. Photo: Andrew Medichini / Getty Images)

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