Yesterday a merge between two very different Italian political parties: the Left-Wing Italian opposition, Alleanza Nazionale, and the Right-Wing party, Forza Italia, were yesterday merged by the 73-year-old Italian PM and leader of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, the Times Online reported yesterday.
A merge that seemed like a far away dream for many, and an impossible dream for many others, became a reality when Italian PM, Silvio Berlusconi launched what is considered by him - as he has stated in the new party's website - the future of the people of Italy, the new democratic party il Polopo Della Liberta.
Many Italians were delighted by the merge and have considered it a big step in Italy's stressful and deadly political world. But many others are worried that Mr. Berlusconi will take advantage of the new party to take care of his own personal businesses, as he is accused of having done with his own party Forza Italia for many years. But some others believe that Mr. Berlusconi's Centre-Right-wing party, Forza Italia is only supported by one man - Mr. Berlusconi himself - and that once he is out of politics the left-wing power will take over again.
Silvio Berlusconi got to power for the first time in 1994 when he won the elections by winning more than 70% of the votes, thing that no Italian politician had done after the Second World War. Mr. Berlusconi is believed to have fulfilled a hole created by the one party that ruled Italians ever since the collapsed of the fascist regime as the end of the Second World War approached and the death of Benito Mussolini took place in Milan; the Centre-Right-wing party, la Democrazia Critiana (Christian Democracy), which collapsed because of corruption accusations and misbelief of the Italian people. Mr. Berlusconi - the man that was discovered to be the second richest person in Italy last year - have been involved in corruption many times since he got to power. He attended to court sessions for more than two years when he was accused of sending money to Swiss bank accounts which presumably belonged to him. This happened before he conveniently launched a law powerful enough to dissolve court cases that had been considered by a Jury for more than one year.
In a country where there are more than six democratic political parties, and countless illegal political parties, this merge will calm down the thirst of political power for many Italian politicians. But, it won't be long before someone wants to take Mr. Berlusconi's position and that will then represent, the end of il Popolo Della Liberta. As it has happened before, the formation of this new political party will draw people - once Mr. Berlusconi is out of power - to be separated again, forming more than one political party, and this of course will leave Italy with a hole of uncertainty.
In Italy, the party you represent does not only define the political party you support, it defines your personal views as well as the people you interact with, and the difference between Italian Left-wing and Italian Right-wing is from heaven to earth. If I had to express my personal opinion, this merge will give Mr. Berlusconi the power he desires to take care of his personal businesses, and it will mean the decrease of the left-wing parties for a long time, until Mr. Berlusconi dies of leaves power, whatever comes first.
The Pictures used for this article were taken from www.timesonline.co.uk, www.smh.com.au
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