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Riporto quanto scritto dal Daily Telegraph sulle Elezioni regionali in
Italia. Ogni tanto fa bene vedere come ci guardano da fuori....
Right on rise again in anti-immigrant Italian poll victory
 By Bruce Johnston in Rome
<< ITALY'S Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema, offered to resign last
night after his coalition was devastated by the Right-wing opposition
in key regional elections in which anti-immigrant sentiment played a
central role.
President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi rejected the resignation, and told Mr
D'Alema to seek a vote of confidence in parliament. The opposition
Freedom Alliance led by the former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi -
which includes the Northern League and the National Alliance, renamed
neo-fascists - polled more than 50 per cent, the first time any bloc
in Italy had done so since 1994, in Sunday's contests for 15 of the 20
regional councils.
The results were a surprise after confident predictions of victory by
the coalition. The Right-wing success was attributed to the
anti-immigrant Northern League's recent entry into Mr Berlusconi's
alliance. Proposals by the Right called for strict new quotas and
harsh prison terms for immigrant smugglers.
They would include provisions enabling police to fire on boats
transporting illegal immigrants, especially Albanians, across the
Adriatic. There are 115,000 Albanian immigrants in Italy, 45,000 of
them illegal entrants. Albanians in Italy have the highest crime rate
among foreigners.
The weekend's local elections were the most important test to face the
government before a general election due next April. The results were
so overwhelming that Mr D'Alema's offer to resign became inevitable.
After meeting his ministers, the first former Communist to head an
Italian government went to the Quirinal presidential palace to confer
with Mr Ciampi, his resignation in his pocket.
The president's decision to reject it was intended to ensure a
referendum on electoral reform due to take place next month is held.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr D'Alma said: "It would be a serious
mistake to dissolve parliamentg. A referendum on the electoral law has
already been set. My opinion is that parliament has a duty to reform
the electoral system and produce one which guarantees more stability
and government authority." The opposition won eight of the 15
contests, including those in the normally centre-Left-controlled
regions of Latium, the Veneto and Liguria, taking almost twice as many
votes as its opponents. It also won the rich northern regions of
Lombardy and Piedmont, and in the south Calabria, Apulia, and Abruzzo.
In Lombardy, the Alliance incumbent, Roberto Formigoni, won 62.5 per
cent of the votes, 30 per cent more than his government-sponsored
opponent. In Piedmont, the Alliance candidate scored 52 per cent, 12
per cent more than Livia Turco, a government minister, and 45 per cent
more than the popular former European Commissioner and radical, Emma
Bonino.
The centre-Left continued to hold on to its historic stronghold of
Emilia Romagna and Tuscany - although in both places it lost ground to
the Right - and Umbria and the Marches, as well as Basilicata, Molise
and Campania in the south.
In Campania Naples's mayor, Antonio Bassolino, had an easy victory in
the race for regional president, the only centre-Left outcome not
against the forecasts. The victory of the neo-fascist Francesco
Storace to become regional president of Latium, whose capital is Rome,
was the most bitter pill for the centre-Left.>>

>> ITALY'S Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema, offered to resign last
aless> night after his coalition was devastated by the Right-wing
aless> opposition in key regional elections in which anti-immigrant
aless> sentiment played a central role.  President Carlo Azeglio
E' alquanto scorretto parlare di sentimento anti-immigrati.  Sarebbe
piu' corretto parlare di sentimenti anti-immigrazione all'italiana,
come canonizzato dalle sanatorie di Martelli e Turco-Napolitano,
e dal lassismo di leggi/ polizia/ magistrati sulla criminalita' 
immigrata.
aless> Ciampi rejected the resignation, and told Mr D'Alema to seek a
aless> vote of confidence in parliament. The opposition Freedom
aless> Alliance led by the former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi -
Qui sarebbe piu' corretto Freedom House o qualcosa del genere.
aless> which includes the Northern League and the National Alliance,
aless> renamed neo-fascists - polled more than 50 per cent, the first
aless> time any bloc in Italy had done so since 1994, in Sunday's
aless> contests for 15 of the 20 regional councils.
Qui il cronista inglese si mostra ignorante, anche nel 1994 non fu
superato il 50% dei voti, la doppia coalizione di Berlusconi si fermo'
al 43% circa.  E' rilevante che ci sia una coalizione con oltre il 50% 
dei voti, ma non e' un fatto poi cosi' strano.  Nel 96 sia Polo+Lega
che Ulivo+RC+Lega avrebbero superato il 50%.
aless> The results were a surprise after confident predictions of
aless> victory by the coalition. The Right-wing success was attributed
aless> to the anti-immigrant Northern League's recent entry into Mr
aless> Berlusconi's alliance. Proposals by the Right called for strict
aless> new quotas and harsh prison terms for immigrant smugglers.
Anche qui avrebbe dovuto scrivere "anti immigrazione all'italiana".
aless> They would include provisions enabling police to fire on boats
aless> transporting illegal immigrants, especially Albanians, across
aless> the Adriatic. There are 115,000 Albanian immigrants in Italy,
aless> 45,000 of them illegal entrants. Albanians in Italy have the
aless> highest crime rate among foreigners.
Non solo tra gli stranieri, anche confrontati con gli autoctoni.
aless> The weekend's local elections were the most important test to
aless> face the government before a general election due next
aless> April. The results were so overwhelming that Mr D'Alema's offer
aless> to resign became inevitable.
aless> After meeting his ministers, the first former Communist to head
aless> an Italian government went to the Quirinal presidential palace
aless> to confer with Mr Ciampi, his resignation in his pocket.
aless> The president's decision to reject it was intended to ensure a
aless> referendum on electoral reform due to take place next month is
aless> held.  Speaking after the meeting, Mr D'Alma said: "It would be
aless> a serious mistake to dissolve parliamentg. A referendum on the
aless> electoral law has already been set. My opinion is that
aless> parliament has a duty to reform the electoral system and
aless> produce one which guarantees more stability and government
aless> authority." The opposition won eight of the 15 contests,
aless> including those in the normally centre-Left-controlled regions
aless> of Latium, the Veneto and Liguria, taking almost twice as many
Qui mostra notevole ignoranza, come puo' scrivere che Veneto e Lazio
sono regioni "normalmente controllate dal centro-sinistra"???
aless> votes as its opponents. It also won the rich northern regions
aless> of Lombardy and Piedmont, and in the south Calabria, Apulia,
aless> and Abruzzo.
aless> In Lombardy, the Alliance incumbent, Roberto Formigoni, won
aless> 62.5 per cent of the votes, 30 per cent more than his
aless> government-sponsored opponent. In Piedmont, the Alliance
aless> candidate scored 52 per cent, 12 per cent more than Livia
aless> Turco, a government minister, and 45 per cent more than the
aless> popular former European Commissioner and radical, Emma Bonino.
aless> The centre-Left continued to hold on to its historic stronghold
aless> of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany - although in both places it lost
aless> ground to the Right - and Umbria and the Marches, as well as
aless> Basilicata, Molise and Campania in the south.
aless> In Campania Naples's mayor, Antonio Bassolino, had an easy
aless> victory in the race for regional president, the only
aless> centre-Left outcome not against the forecasts. The victory of
aless> the neo-fascist Francesco Storace to become regional president
aless> of Latium, whose capital is Rome, was the most bitter pill for
aless> the centre-Left.>>
Saluti,
-- 
Alberto
No people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a
political association that it does not want. (Ludwig von Mises, 1919)