Just last year, Silvio Berlusconi officially submitted his resignation as Italy’s prime minister, thus ushering in the Mario Monti era in Italy. But over the weekend, it became clear that the Monti era would be a short one. Mario Monti announced Saturday that he was resigning because Berlusconi had withdrawn his parliamentary support. On top […]
With Silvio Berlusconi officially submitting his resignation this weekend, the Mario Monti era begins in Italy. The interim prime minister’s first task will be to form a new government to enforce the country’s recently approved austerity package to get the country’s debt burden under control. But who is Italy’s new leader? And will his new […]