Euro 2020: All Change in Italia

Ballot to Talk About

This week's episode concludes our European-themed month to mark the postponed 2020 Euros tournament by talking about the parties and politics of one of the finalists - Italy. It also includes an update on Northern Ireland leadership a week on from Jeffrey Donaldson becoming the third DUP leader in two months, and the change of leadership in the Australian National Party, with Barnaby Joyce reclaiming his position as Deputy Prime Minister.

Just a few months on since the formation of the new technocratic government under Mario Draghi, Sam and Chern look at the state of the ever-fluctuating Italian party system, talking about trends which have dominated the national picture in recent years. What has been key to the longevity of Silvio Berlusconi, and to what extent does Forza Italia exist beyond him as an individual? How does Italy have the political space for two far-right parties to be performing well at the same time? What went wrong for Matteo Renzi? What is the ideological position of the Five Star Movement, and are they truly office-seeking by nature? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's podcast.

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