PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ITALY 2013 STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEMAGOGY AND PRAGMATISM
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ITALY 2013 STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEMAGOGY AND PRAGMATISM

Summary/Abstract: Parliamentary elections in Italy, which took place on 24 – 25 February 2013 ina very specifi c political circumstances caused by economical crisis and the internal situation ofthe Italian State.Th e fall of the Silvio Berlusconi’s government and replacement it with a technicalgovernment did not improve the internal situation of the country, and indeed it has deepened.Th e withdrawal of support by the Popolo della Libertàto the government of Prime MinisterMario Monti has caused the need for early parliamentary elections.On the political scene appeared new political parties, including Movimento Cinque Stelle(Five Stars Movement), which stood out from the traditionally corrupt politics and proposeda new form of campaign, using such means as the Internet, blogs, and tour around the country.Th e new group has also set up outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti called Scelta Civica (CivicChoice) aided by the smaller parties which were in the Parliament and supported of the EuropeanUnion austerity policies. In addition, in the election participated the Democratic Party, theNorthern League and the Popolo della Libertà (People of Freedom). In total, their participationin the elections reported 215 political parties.Elections minimally won left ist Democratic Party with a score of 29.54% (Chamber of Deputies).Surprisingly Popolo dellaLibertà of Silvio Berlusconi received 29.13% (Chamber ofDeputies). But the biggest winner was the Five Star Movement, which won 25.55% of the seats,while the biggest loser was the group of Mario Monti, because he received only 10.54% of votes.Th e result above shows that the creation of the coalition will be very diffi cult. Political class willhave to regain the trust of the society to be able to make the necessary reforms to cure the economicalsituation of Italy and they should focus on the problems of the country and not theSilvio Berlusconi’s excesses.

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