Greens do badly in Italian elections.

• Author: Cassola, Arnold
• Position: Brief Article

The center-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi won the elections in Italy in May. Although the percentage difference between center-left and center-right was only about 4% in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, the center-right obtained a clear absolute majority of seats both in the Italian Senate, with nearly 60 seats, and in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, with over 100.

As regards the Greens, it was not a good election. 75% of the parliamentary...