'Veltrusconism' isn't the answer for Italy

With four days to go before the legislative elections, Ezio Mauro, the daily's director, refutes the idea that a grand coalition between the right, led by Silvio Berlusconi, and the left, led by Walter Veltroni, would be a good thing for Italy. He writes that the first obstacle would be Berlusconi's attitude, as he openly criticised the President, Giorgio Napolitano, on April 9th. "There are arguments against those who believe that the Italian left and right are one and the same; that the PD (Democratic Party, left-wing) and the PDL (People of Freedom Party, right-wing) have the same platform and the same rhetoric; and that 'Veltrusconism' is the best solution to Italy's problems. ... The country needs clarity, lucid choices and precise responsibilities. As in all normal democracies, with a right and a left. Anyone who insists on confusing them accepts the idea that Italy has a Berlusconian future."

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