Where Is Italy Heading?

Italy’s recent regional elections admittedly do not give a complete picture of the Italian situation because five of the 20 autonomous regions did not vote this time, and there can be no doubt that, had they too held elections, the Christian Democrats (CD) would have done better, the Communists worse.

Still, it would be foolish to disregard the statistics, which show that in the 15 regions where elections were held, the Communists gained more than 5 per cent and the CD lost 2.6 per cent. Even the Socialists and the “neo-fascists” gained, while the parties of the center, the Social Democrats and the Republicans, and the right-wing Liberals suffered severe losses.

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Italy’s recent regional elections admittedly do not give a complete picture of the Italian situation because five of the 20 autonomous regions did not vote this time, and there can be no doubt that, had they too held elections, the Christian Democrats (CD) would have done better, the Communists worse.

Still, it would be foolish to disregard the statistics, which show that in the 15 regions where elections were held, the Communists gained more than 5 per cent and the CD lost 2.6 per cent. Even the Socialists and the “neo-fascists” gained, while the parties of the center, the Social Democrats and the Republicans, and the right-wing Liberals suffered severe losses.