Silvio Berlusconi - My Fake Diary

Saturday, 25 August 2012

I suppose Italy's instability has been deepened by "pigsty" law

So bad it is universally known as the "pigsty", Italy's electoral law is at the centre of political instability that is stoking fears the euro zone's third-largest economy could topple into a Greek-style debt crisis.

Market jitters over whether Italy is heading for a default that would probably destroy the euro have been aggravated by uncertainty over what will happen when respected technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti steps down for elections next spring.

Am I abothered... ha!