Can Italy ever become a stable, two-party democracy? Recent events have left many Italians wondering if the answer might be no. More than a decade has passed since Italy overhauled its electoral laws to make possible a simple, British-style see-saw between centre-right and centre-left, which most voters would prefer. But progress has been slow. In fact, the political scene is even more fractured now than in the days when coalitions dominated by the Christian Democrats rose and fell every few months. Then there were only eight parties that mattered. Today, at least 16 political groups are active on the national stage.
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