Italy 2013: The official thread

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the PD coalition has been clearly and consistently leading the polls for years now, and in any other country they would be a safe bet at this point

I doubt it (looking at the shifts in polls in the last one or two weeks before the last Dutch election).

More to the point, what happened in 1994 shouldn't be forgotten either...

Hence why I said "in any other country".

We're just trying to install necessary fear in anyone who feels at all confident (which obviously would never include you; remembering the French Presidential election).

That being another example of an overwhelming lead collapsing in the last few weeks.

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Joke country.

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This sort've reminds me of France last year. The gap closing to an eye-watering level, but the favourite eventually just getting over the line.

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Greece, all over again.

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First impressions on Renzi: douchey.

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If Renzi's what it takes to fix this...

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Enrico Letta, Prime Minister-designate

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To be fair, at least he can hopefully "build bridges" and he probably won't be as partisan as some others.