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James48

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1. Italy has a long, long tradition of governments collapsing in August

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2019, 10:38 AM

Aug 2019

It has happened quite a lot since the end of World War II.

Governments of Italy tend to fall apart in the summertime- especially in the month of August, when everyone goes on vacation.

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'Useless to go ahead with daily quarrels': Italy's coalition government on brink of collapse [View all] rpannier Aug 2019 OP

Italy has a long, long tradition of governments collapsing in August James48 Aug 2019 #1

True. Very true rpannier Aug 2019 #2

I am a fan of no-confidence votes bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #3