Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Shashank Joshi,

filling in for Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events

shaping your world.

On the campaign trail, Mexico's president promised to clip the Arnie's wings. But since coming

into office, Amlo, as he's known, has made the military more powerful than at any time

since the end of the country's military-led government in the 1940s.

And the pandemic may have killed 10 million people around the world. Yet at least in Britain,

doctors are still struggling to find enough bodies to train medical students. We explain

why not just anybody will do.

First, Italy's government pushed back its coronavirus curfew this week by an hour to 11

pm. In a country where COVID came early and spread widely, there's reason for optimism.

Cases are down, and the economic recovery is under the steady hand of Prime Minister Mario

Draghi.

The former European Central Bank President took power in February. Since then, support for

one of Draghi's opponents has worn away. Mateo Salvini, a former deputy prime minister,

leads Italy's hard-wired Northern League.

The right-hand side is the one who offers Italy the most. The possibility of having

lived in a short time, in a cohesion.

Backing for his party is down to 22% of voters from a peak of 37. His usual anti-immigration

talking points don't seem to have much place in a pandemic. But a willing coalition of

right-wing, populist partners could give a struggling Salvini a credible path back

to the premiership. And that could threaten the implementation of the European Union's

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