Elections leave Italy in a political mess

Italian elections showed, once again, that Italy is a political mess.

Former prime minister Mario Monti paid a very highpolitical price for implementing austerity policies that worsened the economic and social conditions of the country.

Apparently, the centre-left party obtained a much lower consensus than expected. One-third of Italians voted, once again, for Silvio Berlusconi. The possibility that Italy will start climbing up the “Corruption Perceptions Index” from position #72 seems still quite remote.