Italian history leading to present day?

- in aftermath of war, left-wing resistance disarmed , italy’s political forces scrambled regroup. usa, through economic largesse of marshall plan, wielded considerable political influence , used keep left in check.

after war, 3 coalition governments succeeded 1 another. third, came power in december 1945, dominated newly formed right-wing democrazia cristiana (dc; christian democrats), led alcide de gasperi, remained prime minister until 1953. italy became republic in 1946 , de gasperi’s dc won first elections under new constitution in 1948.

until 1980s, partito comunista italiano (pci; communist party), @ first under palmiro togliatti , later charismatic enrico berlinguer, played crucial role in italy’s social , political development, in spite of being systematically kept out of government.

popularity of party led grey period in country’s history, anni di piombo (years of lead) in 1970s. italian economy booming, europe-wide paranoia power of communists in italy fuelled secretive reaction that, said, largely directed cia , nato. today, relatively little known operation gladio, underground paramilitary organisation supposedly behind various unexplained terror attacks in country, apparently designed create atmosphere or fear in which, should communists come close power, right-wing coup carried out.
1990s heralded period of crisis. in 1992 minor bribery investigation ballooned nationwide corruption scandal known tangentopoli (‘kickback city’). top business figures imprisoned , main political parties reduced tatters, creating power vacuum billionaire media-mogul silvio berlusconi deftly stepped. after short period prime minister in 1994, won elections again in 2001 , went on become italy’s longest serving postwar pm. tenure free of controversy opponents railed against hold on italian tv , support american intervention in iraq. party came end in 2006, when, after acrimonious election campaign, romano prodi’s centre-left coalition claimed narrowest of electoral victories.

prodi interlude short-lived, though, , in april 2008, il cavaliere (the knight, berlusconi known) once again returned top job, time beating walter veltroni, former mayor of rome....

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