Mapatasy Report post Posted May 23, 2018 http://www.cityam.com/286252/brussels-elites-fiddled-while-rome-burned-may-soon-get "It is hardly surprising in the circumstances that the Italian electorate has supported parties which are pledged to overthrow the status quo. If they do what they say they will, the impact will be greater than that of Brexit. Greece and Portugal are in the same position as Italy, with GDP in both economies still being below pre-crisis levels. But they are small". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44214499 "In fact, despite the caveats I've listed above, what Five Star and The League are proposing would shake Italian and European politics to the core". "They've declared a "People's Republic" and "Italians First!" is one of their slogans. Their message: the interests of ordinary Italians - not of the rich or well connected or of "the bureaucrats in Brussels" should now be prioritised". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanAffordWontPay Report post Posted May 23, 2018 From the beeb article: "So might Italy leave the EU altogether? Frustrated though they are with Brussels, there is no appetite amongst Italians for an Italexit - where they would walk out the EU for good." I've not really followed the elections over there but wouldn't the recent election result contradict that statement? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccc Report post Posted May 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, CanAffordWontPay said: From the beeb article: "So might Italy leave the EU altogether? Frustrated though they are with Brussels, there is no appetite amongst Italians for an Italexit - where they would walk out the EU for good." I've not really followed the elections over there but wouldn't the recent election result contradict that statement? From the bits I have read it seems these parties are rather anti EU - but didn't actually have it in their manifesto to leave the EU ? Don't quite get that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
