there is a popular thought that the material solving is right wing league on silvio berlusconi for italia, their pro russian leaning. or at least not until moscow can we expect a hard line on russia to change if they come to power. just your thoughts on that. very frankly, this is very difficult to say. then the, now we have not to forget that in the bottom into all the spot. but the brothers will be that anyway, it was not the majority of all these by the express themselves. in favor of that, i get this easy on consuming garage and will grow and even a brother, so legally, even if they were not the majority today participated to live. all i know by sure that inside of these, by these that a lot of lament that you know that the do not agree. that choice is made by the government concerning russia craner. but it is too early for now to understand that what they will do once a day will be on the water without a b, b they, they will graphic 5, t i o for sure that the what i did, you will we be changed, but it is not so easy anyway, because they have to change it in face to public opinion on

the hard right firebrand matteo cell vini -- salvinni is in her alliance, and silvio berlusconi is achamp of vladimir putin, as well. jane:jane: you're going to be a busy man appeared thank you for joining me. president biden is said to be experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for covid. the white house says the 79-year-old is working in isolation and taking antiviral medicine. the president who is fully vaccinated and has had two booster jabs said he was doing great and keeping busy. >> hey, folks. yes, you heard it. i've been testing positive for covid. my symptoms are mild, and i really appreciate your concerns. i'm doing well, getting a lot of work done, will continue getting it done, and in the meantime, thanks for your concern. keep the faith. it's going to be ok. jane: the white house covid coordinators at the president was tired with a runny nose and dry cough. with much of the country experiencing a surge in highly contagious variants, he said the president's positive test showed of the importance of getting vaccinated. >> because the president is vaccinated and

leader, georgia maloney, could head up a right wing government, and the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi'sty. some members have rolled out being in an alliance with the five-star. for your guest is a former undersecretary of italy's economic development ministry and the head of economic analysis at the center for european policy and also from rome, the director of the school of government and professor of contemporary history. warm welcome to you all. thank you so much for your time with us. draghi is credited by some with really restoring italy's credibility on the world stage, but his critics would say he was a technocrat and he could not play the part of the politician, especially when it came to working with parliament. what do you think went wrong? >> what went wrong was the current government was formed during the covid crisis where pretty much the interest of the whole country, of all political parties were aligned, so we formed this government of national unity. after the covid crisis was overcome, the differences between parties started to emerge. many parties kept splitting to fa

they abstained from the confidence vote along with former prime minister silvio berlusconi center right populist for as a tale, a party, an former deputy prime minister mateo saline populist right lega party italians are upset that the government has spent its time fiddling while rome burns. so to speak, no one of them. you mean dana, i didn't expect this. it's a big surprise for every one. this change leaves this old stump. i think italians will now vogue less enthusiastically. there will be few people at the polls and less facing government institutions. they are all responsible, we are coming to a disaster. i don't know the consequences for italians. i am wary because it is not the best development for us at the moment. unfortunately, we do not have competent people who govern us, but we would have preferred drago to remain with this government apart from dragged his name. it is necessary to have a strong government because it is a critical moment for our economy and europe's economy. so we're hearing an echoes, they're of the same frustration of citizens and france, britain and germ

and for to tell you, silvio berlusconi is still there altogether coming to something between 45 and 50 percent in order those in pools. you don't have the foster movement somewhere between 10 and 15 percent and a democratic party, something similar to the german social democrats in the range of 2025 percent to which you could add some outer left wing and green parties so that it would get about 30 to 35 percent and that's what we stand. however, i think what's very interesting to see is the fact that you have a lot of italians that are extremely cross. and my didn't argue was seen as extremely honest sears and competent things that italians are not used to expect from their conditions. and so i would be surprised, and if there were not to be some significant changes when it comes to campbells as college, my want to punish the parties that are brought on my tongue. but they are that i well yeah, in the line. thank you so much and you will, italy is also one of the european countries that's been experiencing a severe heat wave in recent weeks and a prolong droughts in the north means. fa

brothers of italy, which has formed a coalition including mateo, selby's rights wing league and silvio berlusconi as far as the italia, is pulling ahead of the main center left group, the democratic party, we heard from international relations expert dario revolt, who believes that mo druggie had no choice but to leave office. i think he has no other option for the moment in the the, in the fact that he's government that was arriving already at the end, it was becoming impossible to go one. it is much better 40 that he now to decide to try to have a new government that only the battle. so we to say the actions, we the say how strong will be the next government for the moment, it looks that that their central right may be the future we know about that so easily easy for the moment. they are stronger than the strongest among the 3 big parties are composing the center right inside that these parties. there are a lot of parliament that is, that the do not agree that choice is made by the government concerning gracia and who cry. but it is too early for now to understand that what they will do once sh

well, 2 of them, former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, sports italia party, and the right wing lego or li party said they weren't going to give a vote of confidence because druggie refused to push out a 5 star movement that i refused to really push out any party so they used that as their relief raising on the surface for why they were pulling out their support. meanwhile, the 5 star movement, earlier and last week, confidence boat had said they weren't going to support the prime minister at that time and vote at least for them in that conference vote. because they couldn't vote for this huge new incinerator in rome, which cost millions and millions of euros because they said it was a recipe for corruption. so you have these different courses and the government giving different reasons why they weren't no longer willing to vote in the conference. but at the end of the day, it's because they see the political wins change and they knew the elections were coming and that their power would recede with every passing day, especially the 5 star movement which had won the most seats more se

maloney could head up a right wing governments with the league party and former prime minister silvio berlusconi. for italy, this central left democratic party, the only other group holding above 20 percent. it could form a coalition with the populace fivestar movement on smaller parties, but some members have ruled out being in alliance with 5 star. ah, let's not bringing our guest. joining us from rome is mikella gerace, who's a former under secretary, at least economic development ministry from verona, illinois upon the head of economic analysis at the center for european policy, and also from rome, giovanni, or seen the director of the school of government, the professor of contemporary history and we squeezed o'corrley university. welcome to you all. thank you so much for your time with us on the inside story. mckelly jace over to you for us. so druggie is credited by some with really restoring italy's credibility on the world stage. but his critics would say he was a technocrat and he couldn't play the part of a politician, especially when it came to dealing with parliament. what do you th

connected there, i don't know indirectly or directly, with the gray cardinal of italian politics, silvio berlusconip a lot of problems, of course, but in any case, the dredge was one of the clear flagships about ukrainian, i.e., anti-russian politics, for example, now i will unfold the scenarios eh well , first of all, we should not think that all the politicians who support ukraine in this case or, on the contrary, the russian federation, that they do it simply because of their ideological beliefs or willful efforts foreign policy of large western countries it is quite well situationalized and in order to make a sharp turn there, it still requires quite a lot of effort and time, so we should not expect that in any tangible way the policy in ukraine will change, the rhetoric in ukraine will change . what about the leadership of european countries, what about the leadership of great britain, the leadership of great britain has already assured about this, because in essence, the change of the prime minister in the position of all these countries acts primarily as a tool changes in the domestic policy

from the north, matteo salvini, former prime minister silvio berlusconi and former prime minister giuseppe in italy with several people who were wedged russophiles and those. who are simply sincerely sympathetic to russian culture, that they respond to accusations and who are threatened for dissent? these pictures were taken in different years. the result of many years of work that i did in the donbass is not particularly memorable. he is igor moiseev, he is a karate champion. it took carats to teach children, we are in spartak village on the outskirts. in donetsk , his house was shelled by ukrainian artillery, several times during this time there was neither light nor water. he came home every time to check that the marauders did not leak his things. and this is another series of pictures of jorjal. arey, next to svetlana, her husband and daughter, they lived in the basement of this soviet-built house day and night, when the bombings were especially intense. but sometimes, when the attacks stopped, they would come out and go into the house and do it. there repair vladimir was in the hospi

from the north, matteo salvini, former prime minister silvio berlusconi and previous prime minister giuseppey with several people who were branded as russophiles and with those. who are simply sincerely sympathetic to russian culture, that they respond to accusations and who are threatened for dissent? these pictures were taken in different years. the result of many years of work that i did in the donbass is not particularly memorable. he is igor moiseev, he is a karate champion. i taught children karats, we are in spartak villages on the outskirts. donetsk his house was shelled by ukrainian artillery, several times during this time there was neither light nor water. each time he returned home to check that the looters had not leaked his belongings of pictures of george bianchi in 2017, he spent 10 days next to svetlana, her husband and daughter. they lived in the basement of this soviet-built house day and night when the bombings were especially intense. but sometimes, when the attacks stopped, they would come out and go into the house and do it. there repair vladimir was in the hospital af

silvio berlusconi house of freedom, which included the nationalist league of the north in 2008, the socialront was blocked with the landest party, the right, led by francesco-saraca , the continuer of the line of george almirata, but after 5 for years, this alliance has disintegrated, the latesari party advocates the position of fascism and criticizes the entire political class of italy. europe considers the bureaucracy of the european union and the financial elite to be the main enemy of europe, the united states, as in italy today they perceive the times of mussolini. the founder of rome was in the forty-fourth year the nazis in germany for forced labor and returned only after 2 years, he was not a member of the fascist party and suffered for the partisan motion. today, his grandson is nostalgic for the order and the times of mussolini when the trains ran on schedule, but does not want to be labeled, because being a fascist in a country proclaimed by the constitution of anti-fascist values ​​is considered shameful. do not look black shirt is associated with the nazis. but this is only fo

if i may, is about silvio berlusconi because of the controversial former prime minister berlusconi so boarded the post fascist, supported the engine immigrants supporting the populace in bringing dr. you down just to have a seat on the table at his own party. but as tony's party is now splitting in june and then this emergency coalition headed by dragging it seems to have been doomed from the outset. surely. no, the it was not doing both in the us that the governments that marriott gravity forms asked form as a national unique government february 2021. so about 16 months ago always was meant to last about 2 years. and so the next election, next february, or march, that would've occurred normally friday, ironically, had to support all the parties. the office already had the doors policy. so they basically made up excuses to bring them down as a matter of jealousy. and as a matter for caching on their phone numbers, i think now was you know, kind of election where it's very likely that than leading party will be the post fashion never happened before with g 7. countries that are post fa

their terms lasted about a year, except for one silvio berlusconi was prime minister 3 times spending 9 years in office, in rico letter was the shortest serving leader of the past 10 years lost in just 300 days. italy's week economy and unstable political system contributes to the frequent leadership changes, address areas. adam rainy is in a row with more or less. italian politics is usually quite chaotic. many here were hoping with mighty dragon the helm. it wouldn't be as catholic, and now it seems it just is. so to talk about this further what to expect, what comes next? we're joined now by historian john here. he also is a political analyst and teaches politics at luis university in rome. thank you for joining us professor without to what can we expect in the next week? what are we going to see here between mario, that parliament and the president. and then we're going to see a class he keeps political game in political crazy, since he's very far into parliamentary regime where we are always of service kind of program optics around coalitions where you can have some political fal

among others — the anti—establishment five star movement and centre—right forza italia led by silvio berlusconier italy through a delicate period. he was supported by the majority of italians, but italy's fractious politicians refuse to work together. let's get more on the reaction from today, starting with the media. this is the front page of la repubblica. "l'italia tradita", it reads — italy betrayed. here is la stampa. just one word there: "shame". some italians have welcomed the resignation, but for a country dealing with a heatwave, covid pandemic and more, there was also another common sentiment. translation: it really isn't the right moment for a government crisis. they should have been the moment to get back on ourfeet. president mattarrela has asked mr draghi to stay on as caretaker pm until elections are held. he's agreed to. translation: always a last resort shorts, particularly if the parliament has many— particularly if the parliament has many important task to complete —— last resort _ many important task to complete —— last resort choice. the developments in the _ last resort ch

this afternoon, which he won, but it was a hollow victory after his three coalition partners, silvio berlusconi'sy the time. yes a bit of an i inopportune moment, really, for italy the third largest economy in the eu to be plunged back into political crisis. i don't how many political crisis. i don't how many political crisis. i don't how many political crisis you saw is your time here in road correspondence. when i moved to ice learned there was one phrase you need to learn, government crisis. and sure enough it has happened again. this is seen over 70 government since the end of the second world war. and brought in last year to lead italy through a traumatic time, pandemic recovery, vast reforms needed for covid recovery funds. he became an important figure in the coalition to support ukraine. yet he has become its seems a victim again italy's politicians. its seems a victim again italy's politicians-— its seems a victim again italy's oliticians. ~ . , , ., �* politicians. what is it they don't like about the _ politicians. what is it they don't like about the money _ politicians. what is it th

, including the italian supply of weapons to ukraine, let's see, yes, matheus giuseppe conte silvio berlusconied states should not be forgotten berlusconi supported the invasion of iraq in 2003, but that's the current situation. well, let's see how they will, and behave. it seems to me that if something else really comes, and the government and either the salvini or conte become, uh, prime minister, then, well, at least rhetoric. uh, italy will change and italy will definitely not be at the forefront of the anti-russian approach, even if according to the minimalist scenario, which seems to me more likely, and europe will simply leave the vanguard of american politics and say, it seems to me, well, let's do it yourself . yes, you have thrown ukraine into a geopolitical crisis, you have thrown us europe. gevu is in an economic crisis. we don't throw ourselves anymore. you are americans, please yourself. now that would be a big achievement. that's for sure. right now we are in an economic crisis. we will talk advice today. the european union has finally approved the seventh package of anti-russia

silvio berlusconi in his 80s still leader of the centre—right party and a great body of vladimir putinthis is a very fractious and volatile political commentary, politically volatile country. all could change before elections if indeed they are called for the autumn.— before elections if indeed they are called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying — called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all _ called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all of _ called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all of that _ called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all of that for _ called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all of that for us - called for the autumn. thank you for demystifying all of that for us in - demystifying all of that for us in rome. rising inflation led interest payments on uk government debt to hit £19.4 billion last month. that's the highest amount since records began in 1997. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent on why these infliation figures are so high. the reason it is so high is because a lot of the government debt that t