The centre-left
opposition led by Romano Prodi, now called the Union, gouged deep into
the heartlands of Mr Berlusconi's coalition. It took Piedmont and
Liguria, regions that make up the western end of the prosperous,
industrialised corridor that stretches across northern Italy. In the
centre, the Union seized Lazio, the region around Rome, and a
stronghold of the former neo-fascists who are Mr Berlusconi's main
allies. [..] In the south, Puglia, another
hard-right bastion, produced an even greater shock. The governorship
passed to a gay Communist.[Economist]
Ah, e al più presto vorremmo vedere un direttore con il saio del colore del suo giornale (ommmmmm).
