Italy's technocrat PM to resign, triggering early elections - Berlusconi to stand for PM again - Polidicks

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20656173[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says he plans to resign after Silvio Berlusconi's PDL party withdrew its support for the government.[/B] Mr Monti, who heads a non-elected cabinet of technocrats, said he will try to pass a budget and financial stability law before standing down. Hours earlier, former Prime Minister Mr Berlusconi said he will run for office again next year. He said Mr Monti's austerity policies had harmed Italy. Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom party withdrew its support from the government on Thursday. A statement from the office of President Giorgio Napolitano said that Mr Monti "does not think it possible to continue his mandate and consequently made clear his intention to present his resignation". If the law for next year's budget can be passed "quickly", Mr Monti would immediately confirm his resignation, the statement said. [B]Earlier elections[/B] Earlier, Mr Berlusconi confirmed he would lead his party into next year's elections - now on course to be held slightly earlier than expected. An election must come within 70 days of the government resigning. Italy had been due to go to the polls by April at the latest. Mr Berlusconi said he felt a "responsibility" to step back into the arena because of the severity of the country's economic problems. The BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says that Mr Berlusconi's critics will argue he is only interested in being in a powerful enough position to protect his own business and other interests. Mr Berlusconi, 76, resigned in November 2011 over Italy's economic troubles. He was convicted of tax fraud in October, though he is appealing against that ruling. Mr Berlusconi is also on trial accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute in the so-called "Ruby" case. He denies any wrongdoing. He has already served as Italy's prime minister for three separate terms and built up what is believed to be a vast personal fortune from his business empire. Mr Monti - an economist - replaced Mr Berlusconi as prime minister just over a year ago, and launched a programme of reforms aimed at pulling Italy out of economic crisis.[/quote]

But he just said in a video not long ago that he wouldn't stand for PM this time. I wonder who is stupid enough to vote for him [I]again[/I].

Fortunately [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election#Opinion_polls]it looks like[/url] he's set to get his ass completely kicked and the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy._Common_Good]socialists[/url] will win

Yeah well I don't expect Berlusconi to win. Although I won't be surprised if he does.

Technocrats? You mean there are people trying to have a real technocracy there? I thought it died in the 30s

bunga bunga parties every day motherfuckers

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;38766431]Technocrats? You mean there are people trying to have a real technocracy there? I thought it died in the 30s[/QUOTE] It's not a technocracy, nor it's not trying to be one. It's just something promoted by the media.

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;38766431]Technocrats? You mean there are people trying to have a real technocracy there? I thought it died in the 30s[/QUOTE] Berlusconi drove the economy into the ground and they were weeks away from defaulting when he resigned so they appointed Monti, a financial expert with no political experience, as PM to get shit fixed quickly

Prepare for a dicking Italy. A nice solid rod session.

[QUOTE=smurfy;38757158]Fortunately [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election#Opinion_polls]it looks like[/url] he's set to get his ass completely kicked and the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy._Common_Good]socialists[/url] will win[/QUOTE]Good. If Italy were ready to elect Berlusconi again, after all he did, there would be no hope left for them.

[QUOTE=smurfy;38757158]Fortunately [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election#Opinion_polls]it looks like[/url] he's set to get his ass completely kicked and the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy._Common_Good]socialists[/url] will win[/QUOTE] Pretty weird how in so many countries the socialists are really popular.

Berlusconi is a motherfucking criminal and should rot in jail for all I care. Monti was doing a great job, gaining some trust back from the investors and fixing our broken, broken situation. Too bad the current government is now falling apart for other politicians not trusting Monti and his manouvers anymore. So he decided to resign. I read the story on the newspapers and it was really saddening. He is really worried for the future of Italy more than his own, he feels useless because without trust he can't work out anything at all.

Our politicians live like fucking emperors, not only they have the highest paycheck of all Europe, they also get [b]nearly fucking everything[/b] for free (from the State's funds, of course). And their response to the "oh fuck, there's no money" situation is to push ridiculous taxes up workers' and pensioners' collective wazoo, while they continue to shit in golden toilets and wipe their asses with albino tiger pelts. No matter who is elected instead of Monti, we lose.

Monti was doing great, Berlusconi ruined our economy. He won't get elected tho, I'm pretty sure most people are aware of his fuck-ups now. Well at least I hope so....