Prodi resigns

**~~Ummon~~** · February 21, 2007, 01:01 PM

Prodi's continuously falling popularity, and clashes with parts of his own majority, have led to his governement finally resigning.

More info later.

**Bwaho** · February 21, 2007, 01:27 PM

wow... he hasn't even been in office for a year.

You think Berlusconi will take center stage again?

**Last Roman** · February 21, 2007, 01:28 PM

that was quick...

Italian politics as usual.

**~~Ummon~~** · February 21, 2007, 02:12 PM

As to Berlusconi taking back the rein, improbable. They will try to sneak in some hastily assembled majority, for economic and political reasons.

Economic: the governement has stayed in charge too shortly for parlamentarians to receive the excessively rich social security they get because of their mandate.

Political: the left is far below the right, currently, because Prodi has really been the worst PM of Italian history. He has lost 15% approval in 7 months. Elections mean a new Berlusconi Governement.

This means that both the left and the few and discredited Christian Democrats who have already betrayed their pact with Berlusconi's political alliance, will form a pseudo-institutional governement.

As to this being typical of Italy. No, in truth, this is exceptional. It is the first time a governement falls on external policies in the history of the republic, and obviously, Berlusconi stayed in charge 5 years.

**antares24** · February 21, 2007, 02:12 PM

he have resigned after a vote in wich the government was in minority (for 2 votes) on foreign policy, becouse the radical left (that is part of Prodi coalition) has not voted.
He still have his majority in parliament, so it seems that they will make a Prodi-bis government, with little change, i don't think that Berlusconi (for now) will go to the government.
edit: lol ummon same time post

you're really against Prodi?

**Bwaho** · February 21, 2007, 02:23 PM

lol ummon same time post you're really against Prodi?

well Prodi does appear to be a pretty worthless politician

**~~Ummon~~** · February 21, 2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by antares24

edit: lol ummon same time post

you're really against Prodi?

I never liked scarcely intelligent people, in all honesty. Prodi is one.

Berlusconi, with all his faults, is better than Prodi. Even Bush, horribly, is better than Prodi.

Originally Posted by Bwaho

well Prodi does appear to be a pretty worthless politician

This is the second time he is kicked out by his own majority, in less than a year... The next time Berlusconi calls him frontman, I wonder how he will reply...