Claudio has just turned 18 and is awaiting the next election in which he can vote. He's works in one of the many museums in Venice. It would be hard to say which system is better because the two are so different. I'm not saying the Italian system is better. However, even though it's more complex I think it's more democratic.
Less power is given to the president and more to the parliament and other government bodies.
In other words, power is spread much wider. And it's easier to change the president. This is good. There are lots of tradeoffs between the two systems. Translated from the American But not all Italians are against the U.S. style of politics.