Will Super Mario Be The Next President? Italy's Presidential Election Explained - TLDR News

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After a difficult couple of years in Italy, Mario Draghi stepped in as Prime Minister, formed a broad coalition and stabilised the chaos. But with the Presidential Election starting yesterday and Draghi the frontrunner, many are anxious about instability returning to Italian politics. So in this video, we take a look at how the election works, why Italy has been so chaotic, and whether Draghi could be the next President.
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[@mygetawayart]

When you're Italian you learn two things about politics: be cynical and lower your expectation.

[@Peter-je6td]

That's just politics in general my friend never trust politics they never do what they say they will and they never answer a question straight forward

[@lookingforsomething]

It's a bit sad Italian politics is that way. I feel like two chamber parliaments and not directly proportional systems tend to do that. Especially after leaving the proportional system (the video was incorrect about the Italian system being strictly proportional) and the strain of two cabinets, which are elected with different systems, but which both have considerable power, has been a nightmare to navigate.

[@shittinontheceiling3474]

3. Lower them a bit more than you think you should, just to be sure.

[@mygetawayart]

@@lookingforsomething in a political system like ours, it's so convoluted and gridlocked by the system itself that the slightest disagreement between parties leads to failure of laws and propositions. In a system where nothing can get passed, who gets to sit in the Quirinale matters not. Daily life will not change whether there's Draghi, Mattarella, Casini or whoever. Politics in our country has distanced itself so much from the people, that is no more influential than a football game.

[@ninab.4540]

And vote for Tifa

[@Naemor92]

As an Italian, I have to congratulate you on the video. It's simple, on point and easy to understand. One small point, though: Italy ditched the 1946 purely proportional system in 1993 with a largely majoritarian system (Mattarellum). Since then, several electoral laws have been adopted, but the main structure of the system has always remained de facto majoritarian. This lasted until 2017 and the current electoral system, that is largely proportional. In short, the chaos of Italian politics is due to... well... Italian politics.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Would going back to PR be a good idea

[@Naemor92]

@@oscarosullivan4513 Not necessarily. The period 1946-1993 showed that the proportional system is likely to produce very fragile governments. The period 1993-2017 showed that a majortarian system is likely to produce governing coalitions made of (literally) tens of parties. The problem is not (necessarily) the electoral law, it's the political elite.

[@francesconesi7666]

@@Naemor92 If only there was a way to change that!

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@@francesconesi7666 Are you talking about some sort of political boomer doomer?

[@francesconesi7666]

@@tacitozetticci9308 No, I was talking about Italian politics

[@FeyTheBin]

I'm voting for Tifa Lockhart in the next election. She's made a breakout after splashing into the Italian senate out of the blue.

[@julian2870]

😂😂😂😂

[@antoniozeros]

Ah, I see you are a man of culture yourself!

[@bluesmythe7634]

one of the best moments of the year

[@ringtail5021]

''man, if only this senate meeting was more exciting...''

[@iche9373]

Why not Lady Dimitrescu?

[@benfarmer-webb1016]

One thing that you didn't mention on Italy's uniquely chaotic political system and short governments, is that, unlike other countires where you only need confidence from one house of parliament, in Italy, both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate must have confidence in the government of the day. And basically they are elected slightly differently, there is such a range of different parties needed on side to maintain majorities in both houses of Parliament.

[@EdoardoLusuardi]

This is a major problem that should have been addressed years ago. Instead we got brute cut of MPs' number.

[@owenlindkvist5355]

Italy's system feels as though it was set up to fail.

[@Nevio197]

@@owenlindkvist5355 it kinda was, it was meant to avoid giving the power to a new strong man like mussolini

[@idraote]

@@owenlindkvist5355 the Italian original system (it has been changed) was highly democratic with checks and safeguards. Its downfall was that it assumed everyboy would work for the good of the country disregarding their own personal's and party's interests.

[@Hepsewind]

@@ThiagoPagogna Don't know about Vargas, but Hitler got elected.

[@superkooper6594]

if it comes down to it, personally, I would vote Tifa

[@riccardo9160]

I see, someone knows about the M5S zoom call. Let me say that you are a man of culture.

[@risannd]

Nah bro. I'd vote Xiangling.

[@lorenzofalorni3961]

mee too ngl

[@nishant2279]

I'm not even Italian but I would get Italian citizenship just to vote for Tifa.

[@jacobvanstone6839]

don’t she’s just a populist following julius caesar example. Getting impaled in the senate just like him.

[@toddpacker9200]

Italian here. The 4th election is the key as always. That's because in the first 3 attempt you have to get 2/3 of the total votes to just one name, and it's most likely impossible to achieve. In the 4th attempt you have to get just the 50% of total votes. Every party hides their best candidate until they are quite sure to get the majority of votes. That's why the first 3 attempt always get 70% of blank sheets. Parties are negotiating alliances.

[@jeremybarun]

In fact some even voted for a dead politician and Amadeus. I would rather joke vote instead of go for 'scheda bianca'

[@97Corvi]

@@jeremybarun 4 people went for Alberto Angela XD

[@aesahettr]

@@jeremybarun As a citizen, a vote for Amadeus or Bruno Vespa makes me feel like politicians just consider politics as a joke or their playground, and this disgusts me.

[@jeremybarun]

@@aesahettr yes a playground. At least the house of representative seats and senate seats will be reduced.

[@Loken423]

50+1%

[@Sorrentino_Gianni]

6:07 Lmao did you really put in your video the Brothers of Italy’s symbol shouting “Son of a bitch” at the prime minister? That’s so accurate, I love it.

[@ilpatriz]

😂😂😂

[@piganagun9069]

thought it was just american leaders saying that

[@BritneyStanN1]

HHAHAHAHA

[@alihorda]

We can all agree Tifa would be somebody everybody could stand behind

[@sandrogzirishvili6800]

Or on top or bottom or front. Even sideways

[@xify4315]

@@sandrogzirishvili6800 🤨 *vine* *boom*

[@wermelandia7302]

Anne-Tifa?

[@rin_etoware_2989]

Cloud is already behind Tifa i guess i can go behind Cloud...?

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@leo, currently magenta-tinted Ouch, that's a bit too tight. Go the other side, Tifa won't bite don't worry. Tifa for president!

[@thepowner8]

Kind of disappointed that the Italy figure is not just standing on it's own boot

[@lucaesposito6896]

And without the two biggest island in the Mediterranean as well..

[@enricobonomi9471]

When depicting Italy you should add the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, since they are 2 of the larger regions in Italy. That map with shoes is badly amputated

[@vegemarkr4582]

nah, that would look weird with their stickfigure design, they need to sell those and they cant sell the ilands seperatly. the legs would be weirdly placed and it would take up to much of the screen. in the end its just a visual aid and not that important.

[@christiansollami5751]

"But in time of crisis, which are pretty common in Italian politics" THE SHADE 😭🤚🏻

[@julienferretti3872]

Finally a video about Italy! U talk more about smaller countries like Bulgaria compared to Italy which is part of the G7 and founder of the EU

[@LikeAGroove]

"Italian politics is uniquely chaotic" *Romanians: allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@belsa1989]

Most likely the next president will be an unkown name, likes Mattarella in 2015. What the parties really want is a neutral figure who don't overshadows the various leaders. Draghi is the last resource, if they don't reach an agreement they can call him to resolve the stall

[@flaviusvespasian]

If Conte and Salvini can agree on a new PM , they can send Draghi to the Quirinale and save the government, but I agree with you, it will probably be someone unknown now.

[@peterbound2119]

Mattarella was everything but unknown. His brother Piersanti Mattarella was a very well-known Sicilian politician killed by the Mafia in 1980. Sergio Mattarella's family and himself are national treasures and a symbol for the fight against the Mafia

[@lucadenti7219]

Yes, many advice for Draghi a career in the European commission

[@pietrodicanio9404]

@@lucadenti7219 I think that if the parties can come to another name for the PdR and the government will stay up Draghi is surely the next Commission president

[@ominosentenzioso5100]

@@peterbound2119 He was so known that literally no one knew him before lol

[@zairohdfirefly7891]

That “figlio di puttana” at 6:07 killed me ahahha For the non italians it means “son of a bitch”. Not that I’m complaining, Fratelli d’Italia is a right leaning euro sceptic group

[@Rolando_Cueva]

Yo, KZbin lets you write swears without deleting your comment?

[@arthanor9631]

You've made a pretty good case for what problems his success would create but.. what is there to win? A much easier job for himself after leading his country for a while? From the outside, seems like a weird move.

[@WijbrenvanTuinen]

Draghi was not elected as head of the Italian government but chosen by the main parties as a temporary technocratic leader - giving him a democratic deficit. He also knows that any one of his broad coalition could stab him in the back as soon as the most immediate urgency of the COVID crisis starts to ebb. Most likely he wants to be a 'father' of Italian politics, as he says. Italian presidents are actually quite powerful, as they sign the laws and appoint the ministers proposed by the governments of the day. If he were elected that would give him democratic legitimacy and he would have a lot of authority - simply by being able to refuse to sign laws or appoint ministers he did not approve of. Hope that helps.

[@tacitozetticci9308]

A grandpa* of the Italian politics. Well that's what he said.

[@arthanor9631]

@@WijbrenvanTuinen thank you! That makes some sense. Coming from a country with just a prime minister, it's hard to tell sometimes how important presidents from different systems can be.

[@umbertocostabroccardi2360]

General elections have to be held before march 2023. we have to manage the funds of the EU until 2026 and many fear that the right wing will win the next general elections. Having draghi as president would be a calming presence for the markets and for the EU as he would be seen as a source of stability. It is better to have him for longer but in a less powerful position than loosing him completely as it is said that this government will fall regardless of the result of the election of the president of the republic

[@arthanor9631]

@@umbertocostabroccardi2360 Thanks for the bigger picture. I'm new to the EU politics and this channel. Commenters are really helpful here. Quite refreshing!

[@rjd1564]

as long its not Silvio Berlusconi

[@funghi2606]

Meno male che Silvio non c’è

[@97Corvi]

@@funghi2606 Perche Silvio io creeeeedo in teeee

[@b33thr33kay]

6:07 Dang! That's some strong language!

[@leonardopanizzo7294]

Hi, Italian here. Great video I just wanted to add that Italians government tend not to last longer because due to Italian laws is quite easy to "fire" the government, this was made to avoid a second Mussolini

[@TheMetalfreak360]

Tifa should run Italy.

[@WaterPowerfull22]

Tifa?

[@alihorda]

@@WaterPowerfull22 Tifa!

[@TheMetalfreak360]

@@WaterPowerfull22 Italy's senate I think it was, had a meeting online with Zoom, and one user, I don't think he was part of them, got a hold of their id and streamed p*rn with Tifa Lockheart a character from Final Fantasy, and more to the whole call and it was recorded. A lot of videos on Twitter and other places if you wanna see the madness.

[@paocut9018]

The Italian president is like the Roman Dictator. He is only useful in times of crises, where he does whatever he wants and then returns power (it is a terrible comparison but the intro made me think about that)

[@leonardodigrazia9758]

Always honoured when you talk about Italy, I hope you will keep making more videos on this topic in the future.

[@romeosantos7249]

Italy's departure from the eurozone is nearly impossible. The best option is to make Italian industry more competitive and focus on specialized goods.

[@ominosentenzioso5100]

Yeah sure, like if the other members will pay our debts when we will fail...

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@Omino Sentezioso A good investment pays for itself.

[@thierryparte2506]

They need to work harder

[@ominosentenzioso5100]

@@thierryparte2506 What do you mean with that?

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

@Thierry Parte Italians already work hard. However, they definitely have to innovate to increase worker productivity. Clothing and food are so conservative in Italy. They're liked for that by the rest of the world, but they should find ways to make those products more efficiently.

[@diegoyuiop]

Was waiting for this 🔥

[@MBP1918]

Incredible video

[@lorenzomalagigi5085]

You have to remember that Draghi was called in service by President Mattarella that decided not to go on election due to covid and recovery. For this type of action the president is important.

[@lori2364]

7:34 who gets wrong Berlusconi's name?!!!

[@stivenstivens]

Great movie. Less than 10 min and so many information about Italy.

[@lorenzodepaoli]

Something that the video didn't mention is that the election of Draghi would have possible repercussions on the Italian constitutional system. The presidency in Italy is designed to be weak whenever the parliament has a strong majority (so, most of the time) and strong when the parliament is fractured (quite frequently in Italian politics); but if Draghi was elected president, there is a strong possibility that in the next seven years Italy would be a de-facto semi-presidential republic. Draghi would be a very powerful president (his approval rate is very high and his competency unquestioned) throughout all of his mandate and every Prime minister would always be weaker and dependent on him. The markets love this possibility, but the political parties? They're not that thrilled. Deposing a PM in Italy is quite easy with a no-confidence vote. Impeaching a President? That's a no-no.

[@idraote]

A good analisys.

[@tacitozetticci9308]

I don't fancy that. What really distinguishes Draghi is that he's a formidable technician. You'll hardly find a better curriculum for the job. And it's quite a challenging job this time: managing an unprecedented financing and making the most of it with actual investments. Draghi needs to keep his hands on the matter, and keep doing the technician. The best place to do that is from within the government, this is a fact we'll all agree on right? So instead of moving him away from the technical heart of the State, if needed, he can be the one to suggest a name. This will both reassure everyone, and keep Draghi where he's most needed "con le mani in pasta".

[@lorenzodepaoli]

@@tacitozetticci9308 I fully agree that he is better as an administatrator than as a "referee", but he clearly wants to leave his place as PM to become president. There are several reasons for that. He is ambitious, and ending his career with the most prestigious job in Italy would place him as the most important Italian in a hundred years. He is also quite old, so he may not have the chance to become president in 2029. Also, I think he fully believes that being president for seven years would stabilize Italy to a point where whatever party wins the general elections (like Meloni's FDI), it would be impossibile for them to steer the country away from the EU. I also believe he is confident he can influence politics better from the Quirinale than at Palazzo Chigi, where the bickering parties can throw him out at any time. I'm unsure if he's right in his reasoning - it's a high-risk bet, Italy could either gain much needed stability or pay the price of his gamble.

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@@lorenzodepaoli The position he is in at the moment is sufficient, if not better, to achieve that hundred-years goal you mentioned. I also think he knows it, so if this is truly his intention, I'm a bit surprised. But yes, in the unlikely scenario which would see the parties throwing him out, he could stay out for a couple of years before inevitably going back in (because of course, this is a democracy and the parties would eventually be bashed by the voters.) No Draghi, even if it's for a small amount of time, would be bad news for the country. But yeah, this seems so unlikely to me, it would be a suicide for any party involved in such a catastrophe. But it's also true that parties hate technicians, they know people prefer them over regular politicians, especially when we are talking about the contemporary underqualified and often incompetent ones.

[@Lukestar46]

The Fratelli d'italia exclamation at 6:08 is so spot on that i had to leave a like. Attention to details

[@KhaalixD]

Great video!

[@guyhuli]

Have you noticed that there is a wave of governments that include a wide spectrum of right and left parties? (Czech Republic, Israel and Italy)

[@idraote]

In Italy there is no left party anymore, unfortunately. There is centre, centre right, neofascists and populists.

[@inelnos]

@@idraote Vero.

[@davidbrignolo9708]

@@idraote Yes, agreed. Only a few people are kinda more leftist but nothing more than very very center left while the so called “center right” parties just happen to act like fascists many times

[@Dlmc85]

This has been really common in europe since the 2008 crisis. Greece, Germany, Spain are also on that list of wide spectrum coalitions.

[@thesoundinyourhead1782]

@@Dlmc85 yes even though in Greece left unfortunately still exists.

[@DGAMINGEN]

4:54 I think blaiming proportional representation is somewhat questionable. Italy actually switched full proportional representation in the 90s (also all old major parties got destroyed like 2 years earlier but that's another story). Recently there is a larger number of "populist" parties that are known to make coalition that might surprise people. I actually like a fully proportional election system that would mandate and "all (major) party government" if no coalition can be formed after 3-4 months.

[@solosunbeam]

Unfortunately it is a very British pursuit. Italy has the same system as Scotland, but with a 3% threshold on the list vote. Yet Scottish governments last the full term. Other countries have this system too. I am Scottish living in Italy and it is the party switching that gets me. Even parties shift ideological positions relatively quickly.

[@loremipsum7ac]

Blaming proportional representation for anything is very odd indeed.

[@LuckyRowlands]

@@loremipsum7ac agree

[@StarryNightGazing]

I must say that there are some more strong potential candidates you didn't mention. This feels simplified to the point that it looks like Draghi already has the election in the bag.

[@pietrodicanio9404]

Tajani vs Gentiloni, remember these words

[@StarryNightGazing]

@@pietrodicanio9404 likely, and don't discount Cartabia

[@pietrodicanio9404]

@@StarryNightGazing More as PdC than PdR for me

[@autarchprinceps]

How is a proportional representation system in any way linked to chaotic politics? Germany has a proportional representation system, and it is certainly far less chaotic than the US or UK with their majority based systems. I would say that in Germany the result of that system was a strong focus on "boring" centrist politics and long periods of similar governments, as the existance of separate parties for more extreme positions allows for easy cooperation between stronger non-radical forces in the center in only slightly changing constellations, rather than a divide in the middle of society and politics swinging wildly from left to right as the governing party changes due to originally minor changes in votes or turnout.

[@peterfireflylund]

It’s a common myth in the UK.

[@praetorianguard5696]

Italy has many economic problems, that's for sure, but has also many positive sides. Regarding productivity, it's "low" but still higher than the ones of Japan and Canada (oecd figures) so not that low. Regarding politics, it's just chaos, we'll never know what happens in Italy, even italians don't know.

[@marcus2251]

"Italy one of the poorest regions in Europe" ...He has said "southern Italy".

[@Croz89]

@@marcus2251 Yes, Italy is a country with a north/south divide probably even more severe than the UK. The north is quite wealthy.

[@praetorianguard5696]

@@marcus2251 Yeah I checked again, didn't hear that. Thx for the correction

[@LuckyRowlands]

Northern Italy’s economical indicators and productivity are comparable to Germany. But also in central-southern Italy no one is starving, it’s just way less industrialized, so not poor but poorer overall in comparison to the north. Regarding politics, i would talk more about complexity than chaos: we have tons of parties, in the past even much more than now, so everybody wants its slice of power but on the other hand there’s much plurality. It is a double-edged sword. Before 1994 (end of the so called ‘’first republic’’) there were 15-20 political parties in the parliament and senate, all of them also divided into currents, now there are 8-10 but way less ideological than before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Again, a double-edged sword

[@NewEraaG]

@@LuckyRowlands are you from amsterdam?

[@tommasostevanato8038]

Italy’s politic is so chaotic that the only one person who didn’t want to become President, Mattarella, was elected

[@freerbx793]

Fun fact: Given the stabilty of the Italian government, a random 8 year old from Naples has a 3% chance of serving a president of Italy in his lifetime.

[@bloodyvlady1818]

6:08 . I understand that "Son of a B***h" is mid-tear insult in english but in italian it's very strong, but I must say that it wouldn't be surprising to hear it from an italian politician.

[@alesman8537]

Yess!! As an Italian living in the UK (and following TLDR) I was waiting so much for this!

[@jackali5014]

Raptus

[@emanuelezanon4262]

7:33 it's "Silvio Berlusconi", not "Sergio"

[@joeyjoejoeshabadoo1411]

Lol a couple of tumultuous years for Italy? I think the last time Italy was stable there was a roman emperor called Augustus.

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

So how did it become a 2 trillion dollars economy?

[@flaviusvespasian]

Surprisingly almost 100% accurate and not biased video.

[@josephrion3514]

The Italian system reminds me of the Roman system, which makes sense considering the capital of Rome is in Italy. A direct comparison video could be really interesting.

[@m.m.1301]

They are not similar in the slightest

[@MrRedsjack]

The only things they have in common is that for the country to work properly both needed a dictator 🤣

[@ivanmase99]

considering the capital of Italy is in Rome*

[@AbraxasArcadia]

Nice!

[@thetrison]

All I learned from this video is that Draghi seems like the most influential politician in Italy right now.

[@damurichannel]

Only people of the parlament like him, we normal civilian hate Draghi

[@EdoardoLusuardi]

@@damurichannel I disagree.

[@damurichannel]

@@EdoardoLusuardi except someone like you

[@AIArtworks45]

@@damurichannel And me. Parla per te caata.

[@flavio7180]

The Italian people either absolutely love him or hate his guts. The ones who love him do so because of the fact that he is far more competent than any of the prime minister of the last years (Berlusconi, Conte, Gentiloni, Renzi and so on), while the people who hate him do so because of the Green Pass (his vaccine mandates).

[@fruze8478]

5:20 nice

[@zeroyuki92]

I have heard a few things about him, but based on this video and its comment section it's quite surprising to see a politician who is almost universally regarded as relatively competent (and those who dislike him simply do so because of different PoV on policies). Especially in recent years.

[@albertodv2165]

In this video it seems like Mario Draghi is the one who wanted the presidency, but in reality it's 1 year that the parties are discussing about having Mario Draghi as president of the republic. The point they make is this one: 2022 is the last year of the legislature and the next year we must vote for the parliament. If Draghi doesn't become president of the republic, this will be the last year of his government, so we just postpone the problem the next year. Having him as president can guarantee a base level of international reputation to Italy governments for the next 7 years. At the same time, having him as pdr means that this government will have to change and it's difficult to agree on another prime minister, so it will probably mean to anticipate the election, and here there are a few problems: we still don't have an electoral law and a lot (almost half) of deputies and senators know they will loose their chair. However, it's just to point out a problem that it's probably difficult to understand from the outside. I was impressed by the precision of this video, very good job 👏

[@renatogolia211]

It is to be added that without a change in voting law, the cut to the number of seats in the parliament shifts the focus from rural counties to bigger cities thus going against most right-wing parties like Lega and FdI.

[@marcus2251]

"remarkably low productivity". Well, it's not true. Italy could have increased more its productivity during the last 20 years but, overall, its productivity as "gdp per hour worked" is superior to Spain, Japan and New Zealand, according to Oecd library.

[@Pesso86]

And this is why you don’t make predictions about italian politics. Draghi was never even close to be elected, which is for the best, because we need him as prime minister

[@Roky1989]

VIDEO SUGGESTION: Could you maybe go into Estonias internal politics and explain the recent rise of the EKRE party? I follow the polls and can't make a rime of three center liberal parties (affiliated with RE) having around 60 %, EKRE around 25 and the rest pretty much in single digits.

[@Iuliuss_]

The bubble at 6:09, that translates to “son of a b*”, is the best thing I’ve ever seen in your videos

[@paarsmarvel]

Let's a go!

[@catmonarchist8920]

Wikipedia says they used parallel voting (the most stable voting system possible) rather than PR so that makes it even more chaotic compared to countries like Japan using the same system.

[@zurglol9486]

There's also the remote possibility that Draghi could give the parties a name of his choosing, helping them finding an impartial figure that could settle the dispute. This could come with some political cost, like a reshaping of the government that advantages the right wing parties like the Lega Nord. It's worth noting that the next political election is quite near in the future, so it's not surprising that the parties are looking for a political gain in this situation

[@renatogolia211]

This will most likely happen after the third ballot.

[@StarryNightGazing]

6:10 oh god I didn't expect such strong words LOL

[@lori2364]

6:07 funny but a tad distasteful from what I've come to expect from this channel. Despite having the same literal meaning, "Figlio di puttana" sounds a little more intense in Italian. So much so that in the Rick and Morty episode about heists, it is never used in the Italian version.

[@gte00065]

6:10 That's a bit extreme...

[@leomazza767]

Nice video but whoever added that vignette at minute 6:10 should learn to double check the meaning of foreign words before using them. 7:32 - SERGIO Berlusconi 🤣

[@LuckyRowlands]

Northern Italy’s economical indicators and productivity are comparable to Germany. But also in central-southern Italy no one is starving, it’s just way less industralized, so not poor but poorer overall in comparison to the north. Regarding politics, i would talk more about complexity than chaos: we have tons of parties, in the past even much more than now, so everybody wants its slice of power but on the other hand there’s much plurality. It is a double-edged sword. Before 1994 (end of the so called ‘’first republic’’) there were 15-20 political parties in the parliament and senate, all of them also divided into currents, now there are 8-10 but way less ideological than before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Again, a double-edged sword

[@teseoalessandria9546]

7:33 who on earth is Sergio Berlusconi? His name is Silvio

[@tomerodriguezrodriguez5247]

While watching this video I was going through Italian parties Wikipedia pages. You could do a video about how recent/short-lived these are and why is so.

[@theuglykwan]

They should make one chamber ranked choice voting single member district elections or even using first past the post to see if they can force the parties into 2 poles.

[@rjdiggs738]

That super Mario bit nearly killed me.🤣

[@Franz.guarda]

7:34 Silvio not Sergio

[@NewEraaG]

So when is the result? Why did Matarella show up with back room deals, what kind of deals has he established? And what is the best man to bevome prime minister if Draghi becomes president?

[@keepout3553]

Mattarella didn't run for a second mandate because in Italy it's tradition that the President only runs once: if you don't have to think about your rielection you can act with more impartiality and be a more unifying figure and that's a must with the partisanship of italian politics.

[@frederikjrgensen252]

didnt Giorgio napolitano run for a second term?

[@keepout3553]

@@frederikjrgensen252 He has been the only one in the seventy years of the Republic. He did it because there was no possible majority. After the elections a new majority was reached and he resigned.

[@StarryNightGazing]

@@keepout3553 actually he was re elected after the 2013 election... the fact is that by 2015 some party equilibriums changed (i.e. the arrival of Renzi)

[@frederikjrgensen252]

@@keepout3553 so Sergio matterella could technically decide to run again if they could not find his succesor.

[@keepout3553]

@@StarryNightGazing well yes, after the 2013 elections the Democratic Party had the most seats in parliament but it was in a fragile position. With Renzi the Democratic Party entrenched its coalition and stabilized the country enough to permit Napolitano's resignation

[@97Corvi]

Draghi must stay where he Is ! Here there presidential figure doesn't make a lot of really importante decisions relative to the prime minister. It's the first time in ages that we have a stable goverment where people don't argue too much, so It's better if we keep him where he Is 😅

[@m.m.1301]

Il presidente della repubblica è molto più importante del premier. Il primo ministro sta sotto i riflettori e quindi l'impressione è che conti di più, ma è al Quirinale che vengono prese le decisioni più importanti per l'andamento del paese

[@Adrian-vz8ik]

Già, tanto i danni li fa comunque

[@reminder9146]

Faliures of parlimentary governments keeps me fairly content with fixed terms for my head of government that isn't dependet on the confidence of a legislature.

[@CPTE5069]

I'm sure that this video had a different title an hour ago when it was posted

[@William2669]

His term as prime minister ends next year. As president (if we gets elected) he’ll be able to influence Italian politics for 7 years. 6 years longer. So perhaps it is better for stability if he can remain in a leading position

[@97Corvi]

The president here doesn't do top much It's Like a grampa that look over the country and checks that everithing Is all'right (Like the german One if i got It right) It's better if he keeps being the prime minister, and then maybe he could go for being elected in the new elections 😅

[@koalasandwich567]

Italy having a president named Mario, just sounds something someone would make up as a joke playing into a stereotype. But as an American we have a president named Joe, is just playing into the same thing.

[@gleqy]

idk about the Italian economy but it's like the 4th. largest in Europe so pretty good. At my Work nearly all our Materials are imported from Italy like Glas, Parquette(dunno the word in english) and floor for the Bathrooms also Cables and Wires etc

[@Dlmc85]

That's because it's the fourth economy but the second in manufacturing.

[@giovannipelissero1886]

He called Silvio "Sergio"

[@enrico6176]

i love how everyone got crazy, then Mattarella won again. He didn't even want to continue

[@rodrigofpteixeira]

Will you do a coverage about the portuguese elections on 30th january?

[@mackenziebeeney3764]

I think Italy’s stagnant economy is probably the biggest stressor in the current political climate.

[@andre0000000007]

7:35m Sergio Berlusconi ??????? it's Silvio bro

[@cheydinal5401]

Brilliant graphic at 5:40: Germany had 9 governments *since WWII*, 5 since the Berlin Wall fell (when the Chancellor or coalition changed) and some 6-7 before that. The graph should show those 68 governments Italy had after WWII then, which would go above the screen (which it seems to show Italy's ~20 since the wall fell) (or show Germany's 5 governments)

[@TheBluverde]

Germany had 9 governments since reunification, two led by Helmut Kohl, two by Gerhard Schröder, four led by Angela Merkel and one Olaf Scholz government.

[@cheydinal5401]

@@TheBluverde That's parliaments, but 2013-2021, Germany had 8 years of a Merkel-led Grand Coalition. Schröder also had 8 years of the same coalition. In my opinion, that's a better way to look at it: Does the head of government or the coalition change? If so, then there is a new government. When Nahles was ousted as SPD chairwoman in 2019, that didn't fundamentally alter the government

[@cheydinal5401]

@@TheBluverde I mean, basically every democratic country will have what is technically a new government at least every 4 (or 5) years, but Germany is even more stable than that, it had the same Chancellor and senior partner for 12 of the last 16 years, before that 8 years one Chancellor and junior partner, before that 16 years of the same Chancellor and junior partner

[@TheBluverde]

@@cheydinal5401 I see what you mean. But there's still a difference between governments (also called cabinets) and elected parliaments. In a very stable country like Germany you probably wouldn't notice. In Germany, after an election you'll have a new Bundestag, a government forms and stays unchanged until the next election. In other countries a government could break apart in the middle of a term and a new government forms, while the parliament stays the same.

[@mando_dablord2646]

I think they should just show more Tifa R34 to at least calm some of the chaos down. Hopefully then the election will go at least somewhat smoother.

[@Jules10034]

Totally theorizing but it seems to me that heavily hinting that you might leave, thus scaring the shit out of everyone could be a great way to increase job security.

[@liviovent9751]

A very precise video btw the former prime minister was Silvio Berlusconi not Sergio

[@MiraBene]

You represent Italy without Sicily and Sardinia...it would be interesting to do the same with UK without Ulster...

[@sigurdbigset]

Can you bring back the stickers?

[@hjalmarfreidenvall1655]

Neat

[@Youve_GotABeard]

Why the hell is Italy’s productivity so low? They have a heavily industrialised North, plus they make lots of shit - very good shit! My grandparents came to New York from Laviano (SA) and Torremaggiore (FG)

[@EdoardoLusuardi]

Well, Italy isn't only the north of Italy.

[@DGC97]

most of it is due to the aging population. The median age is like 45, so most people working are past their prime in both innovation and stamina.

[@dayros2023]

The south lowers the average. North Italy is comparable to Germany, central Italy to France, southern Italy to Greece.

[@DGC97]

@@dayros2023 and eastern Germany lowers the average for Germany. In all countries there's a part that drives production and uses the rest as an internal market to sell those goods to.

[@dayros2023]

@@DGC97 Exactly.

[@rrespeto]

Make one for the Philippines in TLDR Global

[@emanuelescarsella3124]

Great video. Wait did you mede FDI say "figlio di puttana" without censorship at 6:08 ? You really don't want that video to be monetized didn't you?😂

[@davidtruby7060]

I wonder how the mushroom kingdom thrives with its military budget all allocated to a single plumber who inevidibly rescues the princess from all the invasions but is never seen as a strong enough deterrent to prevent them. Maybe if they weaponized the natural abilities of Super Luigi a deterrence may emerge.

[@MrSleepy677]

Sadly Mario got wooed by Bowsette.

[@muhamadirfanisamily7663]

World War 1 luigi: Italy Modern mario:Italy Europe 2020

[@spcxplrr]

super mario in real life:

[@kemptonbryan]

Italy baby

[@ANTREU96]

Silvio Berlusconi*

[@friendlyoctopus9391]

If you make "Default state of chaos, since 14000 BC" merch, I would buy it

[@bigbootros4362]

Chaos is the normal state of affairs in Italy

[@otanakugaming3357]

The actual Super Mario

[@lord8222]

Sergio Berlusconi????? O.o 7:33

[@mowie1235]

I miss the TLDR cups!!😭😭😭

[@raffaelemartin3064]

Be careful! The Electoral College diagram you put in the video cover is the one from 2015!

[@farright118]

Don't blame Proportional representation as an excuse !!! Plus only 1/3 are PR. I'd say go full proportional like in the Netherlands or something. FPTP just hides the truth and usually ends with falling voter turnout. Just make it so that if you are elected above the line i.e. under the party name your seat is beholden to the party