Expert governemnt dependent on populists

In Rome as in Athens experts have now taken the reins. They may have the knowledge for their task but they don't stand a chance against the populists lurking behind the scenes, writes the liberal-conservative daily Die Presse: "It will be an interesting experiment. In Italy as in Greece the crisis has put people at the helm of transitional governments who would never have stood a chance in 'normal' election campaigns: cool-headed technocrats who are not so big on charisma. People who understand financial policy and know what needs to be done now, but lack the political power base. The populist-free 'expert government' that ex-EU commissioner Mario Monti, a professor from Milan, is now putting together will therefore nonetheless be dependent on the political heavyweights pulling the strings in the background. ... Consequently the Italian recovery experiment will function only until one of the populists in the background sees a chance to capitalise politically on the undoubtedly ever increasing disgruntlement of the people." 

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