Centre-Left leader Bersani told members of his party that he will resign after a President is elected.
It’s hard to imagine a new leader will have an easier time forming a coalition with Berlusconi, but Silvio works in mysterious ways.
The Wall Street Journal breaks down what the split in the Left means. They also note this, which is probably why Berlusconi has stopped negotiating:
Opinion polls today show that Mr. Berlusconi’s coalition would win a general electoral rematch, although it too would fall well short of a governing majority.
Think this is a usual period in Italian politics? Think again:
It took no fewer than 23 votes to elect Giovanni Leone as president in 1971, and there were epic balloting sagas in 1971, 1978 and 1992 as well.
