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Why do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?

Why do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?

What makes Italian politics so fragile and unstable?

The Inquiry · BBC World Service

March 18, 202123m 29s

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Show Notes

After the government of Giuseppe Conte collapsed amid an economic and public health crisis, Mario Draghi has formed Italy’s 65th administration in 73 years. So what are the long-term causes of Italy’s political woes, and does Draghi stand any chance of solving them?

Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Nathan Gower

(Giuseppe Conte and Mario Draghi during the traditional handover ceremony in Rome. Photo: Andrew Medichini / Getty Images)