This weekend there are regional elections in Italy, one of the only countries that has developed amazingly in the EU but has failed to create a good political system. A good example of the ideals present in this country is the ballot in Lazio. If you live here, you will be expected to vote either for the actual governor( neo-fascist national alliance), a center-left party, or for Mussolini’s grand-daughter, Alessandra Mussolini, famous for her right wing views. This election will be a test for 14out of20 regions in Italy, but the real exam comes in a few months, when their chance comes to get Silvio Berlusconi out of office. If it werent for the names, this paragraph would not have sounded like one from a country that has been in the EU for decades.

posted by nick robinson-