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Draghi before the vote of confidence in parliament: "We have been waiting for this solution for a year"
Photo: RICCARDO ANTIMIANI / POOL / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock
He wasn't officially in office yet, when this man already achieved a political feat.
Mario Draghi, the new head of government, pacified Rome.
A number of politicians who were badly abusing each other two weeks ago are now sitting unanimously in Draghi's national unity coalition, from the left to the right.
Suddenly everyone wants Draghi to be invented all by themselves.
“He's one of us,” they say in Rome, “an environmentalist like us.
We have longed for this solution for a year, ”it says across the political spectrum.
On Wednesday and Thursday, both chambers of parliament voted for Draghi's government with a large majority.
It's amazing and strange at the same time.
Italy is currently acting like a fever patient with sudden mood swings.
The future of Italy will be decided in the next few weeks
“It must be difficult for non-Italians to understand how this is possible: the same groups that fought a week ago are now okay with everything.
Incredible! «Says Stefano Zamagni.
"It is proof of the failure of the parties."
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