Italy In Europe's Spotlight: Insights From Former PM Enrico Letta

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 27 March 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Whoever said, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” clearly could not envision what would become of Italian politics. Since 1989 the country has had 18 prime ministers, six in the last decade alone. And while the pandemic afforded the government some much-needed political unity in the short-term, the warm feelings cooled quickly this winter as political infighting forced a popular prime minister to resign. But Italy’s new leader, Mario Draghi (nicknamed “Super Mario”) looks like he just might break the mold and deliver positive change—and political stability—to Italy. That’s according to Enrico Letta, one of those six prime ministers to have resigned in the last ten years. Letta joins Ian Bremmer on this episode of the GZERO World podcast.

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0:00.0	We had in the last 10 years seven governments, six different prime ministers and six different
0:06.8	majorities. So I think we have a problem.
0:12.7	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast. Here you'll find extended versions of the interviews
0:17.9	from my show on public television. I'm Ian Bremmer, and today we're taking a look at Italy.
0:24.6	It was the first European nation on lockdown last year, and very quickly became the epicenter
0:30.6	of the pandemic. The world watched in horror, wondering what exactly was making its way
0:36.6	around the globe.
0:37.9	Today, with more than 100,000 dead, a quivering economy and a brand new prime minister,
0:44.0	Mario Draghi, the nation faces unprecedented challenges, but could be poised to come out the other
0:50.5	side stronger if the right choices are made.
0:53.2	My guest today has been in that hot
0:55.5	seat himself. Enrico Leda served as Italy's 55th prime minister. He's recently returned to his
1:01.5	country as the leader of the center-left Democratic Party there. We've got lots of discuss,
1:07.1	so let's get right to it.
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1:38.2	Prime Minister Enrico Letta, you were prime minister of Italy, 2013, 2014,
1:43.7	then you went to teach Sianz Poe in Paris,
1:45.8	and now you're back to run the Democratic Party of your country.
1:50.6	Maybe I'm a little bit crazy, but you know, politics is a virus.
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