Europe's conservative parties too quarrelsome

The conservative governments of Berlin, Paris, London and Rome have one thing in common: they are afflicted by scandals, power struggles, failed coalitions and intrigues, writes the liberal daily Corriere del Ticino: "In Europe the conservative governments are becoming increasingly quarrelsome. The centre-left formations are still in the vacuum left when they exhausted the inspiration reserve of the 1990s. But the other side of the political spectrum is characterised by heterogeneous coalitions, difficult partners, an inability to meet the true needs of the public, uncertainty with respect to the economic crisis and doubt over how to combat it, together with scandals, fights over succession and a sense of the sudden powerlessness of national policies. That is the common denominator of Rome, Paris, London and Berlin, over and above regional differences."

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