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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21327856
 
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The election result will be watched closely in Europe and beyond.
Italians are facing some stark choices. The country is deep in
recession, with unemployment at a record high, especially among the
young.
 
The prospect of political instability in the wake of the election would
be damaging. If a political deadlock emerges and voters are seen to have
rejected austerity and reforms, the markets could be spooked and
Europe's debt crisis could enter a new phase, with Italy taking centre
stage.
 
Mr Berlusconi has attacked Mario Monti's austerity measures and has
promised sweeping tax cuts if returned to power. Mr Bersani has said
that if elected he will continue with the reforms and the budget
discipline implemented by Monti, but also do more for growth and jobs. 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21547618
 
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What happens in Italy affects the rest of Europe. Campaigning ends on
Friday. The result could rattle the eurozone and remind the markets of
how little has been settled in the continent's real economies.
 
The favourite to win is an ex-Communist from the centre left, Pier Luigi
Bersani. He is decidedly Mr Normal.
 
There is nothing extravagant or flamboyant about him. There are no sharp
suits. He likes the occasional cigar but he is almost an anti-candidate
conducting a low-key conversation with Italy.
 
When I spoke to him in Naples he sounded a little like Francois
Hollande. "I intend to convince Europe," Mr Bersani told me, "that
austerity alone is not enough."
 
He does not believe that the current European policy - the
Berlin-Brussels austerity strategy - is correct. He says it needs to be
adjusted to push for investment and jobs.
 
He is committed to reducing the deficit and to continuing with reforms
begun under current Prime Minister Mario Monti. He spoke about making
the relationship between workers and companies more efficient - code for
further freeing up the labour market.
 
There is no big plan, however, to address Italy's main problem - little
or no growth for the past decade.
 
 
Grillo wild card
 
Like other politicians he looks to Europe to find elusive growth. With a
slight twinkle in his eye he tells me he believes in the United States
of Europe.
 
The question is whether he will be able to put together a coalition
which is credible and long-lasting. And that is unclear.
 
The wild card in this campaign is Beppe Grillo, a comedian who rages
against the political establishment. He has struck a chord with his
rants against the corrupt.
 
His rallies have been so well attended that he has drawn fire from all
the other candidates. Mr Berlusconi sees him as a threat to democracy.
Mr Bersani warns that he could put Italy at risk in a similar way to
Greece.
 
It is possible that the wild-haired Mr Grillo might get more than 20% of
the vote. If that happens he will be a power broker - he is promising a
referendum on the euro and believes the current austerity measures are
ruining Italy. He has refused to answer whether he would play king-maker
and what conditions he might insist on.
 
A strong vote for Mr Grillo will send a message to Europe that
established politicians are at risk at a time of recession and high
unemployment.
 
 
 
Monti's struggles
 
Brussels and Berlin would like to see Mr Bersani form an alliance with
Mario Monti as part of a governing coalition.
 
The prime minister, who took over after Mr Berlusconi's fall in 2011,
has proved an awkward candidate. Mr Bersani, speaking in Naples, had a
swipe at him saying he never goes onto the streets to meet people,
although he did not rule out including him in a future government.
 
Mr Monti's problem is that he struggles to convince voters he is on the
side of ordinary Italians. A partnership with Mr Bersani would be
difficult but the markets might prefer such an arrangement to the
alternatives.
 
One theme in this campaign has been Germany. At rally after rally the
Germans get a mention. Mr Berlusconi warns against a German Europe. So
do some of the socialists.
 
Mr Monti claimed Angela Merkel did not want a centre-left victory, only
for Berlin to insist she had not expressed a preference. Some German
politicians have warned against a Berlusconi victory. The interference
is widely resented in Italy.
 
There is a dangerous, unpredictable mood in Italy and the election
result remains uncertain.
 
Mr Bersani told me the people were "disappointed, disillusioned and
angry". He said the illusions and fairy tales of the right had been
stripped away. Perhaps. There is here the feel of a vacuum, of a country
which might need a second election relatively soon.
 
The fear is of Greek-style paralysis in the euro-zone's third largest
economy.
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Ciao, Alessio.
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intelligence, or common sense. (Gene Spafford)


 
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