Capo Boi

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20656173

modicasa

ANd now we have old Uncle Steptoe plastered all over our screens, promising to abolish IMU and increasing the debt and making law ad personal. I feel physically sick. If you do too - join, share and spread 'Berlusconi not again' on Facebook - theres 2 months to stop the b&9=)2rd

Juvefan

OMG, where does Silvio get the balls to even consider coming back? LOL
the guy is unbelievable.

ononno

BBC today reminded me that the Annunziata said a year ago 'beware the dead donkey. You think he's dead, and then he kicks you!'
The next few months promise to be quite entertaining. I don't think for one minute he'll be voted back.
ciao for now,
'o nonno

modicasa

What touching faith O'Nonno- he will promise to cancel IMU on prima casa and with the goldfish memory of the electorate he will have every chance of coming back. On the other hand, now Monti no longer has his hands tied and can say what he thinks, or run himself. It will be interesting, but we may be bankrupt by February...

Garbatellamike

One theory I have heard here in Bella Roma is he has to come back to politics to be able to avoid the sentence passed on him.

Garbatellamike

I think Monti is more likely to run for President than for another stint at PM. IMHO Bersani is likely to be next PM, possibly in coalition with the Left Ecology Freedom Party of Vendola. Be interesting to see whether 5SM and Grillo feature as major players in the election.

Patty

I feel the same as Modicasa - physically sick at the thought of him coming back. I have warned my hubby that if this should happen then my bags will packed within 5 minutes of the announcement. However - reading alot of public comments online I think Ononno may be right - he wont get back in

I was talking to one of my students this week and she said that the problem is that alot of old people still think he's wonderful. Her sister is a social worker and helps (or tries as they have no money left) a lot of the older population. They tell her that things would be better if he came back.

gelato

I know a lot of Italians who voted for him in the past and would vote for him again. And they're not old and not stupid. I just don't get it.

casalottian

How can someone be not stupid and vote for berlusconi?

Juvefan

yes, this is how he avoided jail last time, so to avoid it again, he runs again.

modicasa

Berlusconi can't go to jail, if you remember he passed a law a couple of years ago saying that you couldnt go to jail if you were older than 75. He is now 76 - but he is likely to be found guilty not only of Rubygate but also of intercepting rivals phones and that is serious. He would be ineligible for public office for 6 years if he is found guilty - and that would make the shares in MEdiaset collapse. Thats why hes standing - to protect the family jewels.

I reckon Vendola will do poorly - the SEL is a minority party with a bit of the excommunists thrown in and the odd radical.
What is interesting is whether Monti will stand - I think he will, and the fall out from that will be fascinating. the IDV will collapse at the next election. If Monti stands then the hypocrite Casini becomes a pointless waste of space and the entire centre ground will be taken by Monti, which leaves the left of the left with BErsani, and the AN - right of the right split betweeen Berlo and the AN - at teh moment Meloni. Despite my disgust at the manouvring, cowardice and 'take my ball home' politics - it will be fascinating...

Garbatellamike

Don't disagree with any of that, Vendola could get about 6 % according to latest polls, add that to Bersani and you get roughly what PdL and LN had between them at the last election. However I agree with you about SEL but would point out calling any leading politician a hypocrite is assuredly tautology

IMHO they are all typical politicians, including Monti, and are behaving in their usual disgusting fashion (and in fairness I have to say that is not just here in Italy, the slime balls in all 3 major parties in the UK are no different).

modicasa

true, but at least the slimeballs in the UK arent just rentagobs for the Vatican - and Monti is so far in the Papa's pocket he can probably --- complete as you see fit.

Garbatellamike

OK, I didn't know he was that close to the Vatican but not personally a Monti fan as for me he is an economist with a political bent and that is as far from a genuine technocrat as it is possible to be with the singular exception of lawyers with political aspirations.