Comment on this story CommentItaly is never far from a political crisis. During the coming weeks, Italy’s political scene will be dominated by parties laying out their campaigns and deciding whom they’ll team up with for the vote. Higher interest rates raise questions about the long-term sustainability of Italy’s debt load amid a stagnant economy and shrinking population. Most political analysts trace the current era to 1994, when following a series of scandals, Berlusconi rose to power and with him the a current system of political parties. • Related QuickTakes on Europe’s bond market fragmentation, Europe’s energy crisis and the 2012 euro crisis.

Source: Washington Post July 25, 2022 18:40 UTC