ITALIAN 40 Lecture 19: Lecture #19 Contemporary Politics
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Pope john paul ii: the modern pope: rst non italian pope since the sack of rome (polish, helped rally italy against communism. Pope benedict xvi, pope from 2005 to 2013: german theologian, did not fold on social issues (in vitro fertilization, birth control, same sex civil unions, etc) Pope francis: shift towards compassion and tolerance while maintaining core values of the. Small parties would join with large parties to create coalitions. Andreotti agrees to allow smaller parties to rule and share power with christian. When the cold war ends italy"s postwar order crumbles, setting the stage for the current political order. 1980: tv no longer controlled by political parties: private television stations. 1992: tangentopoli ( bribesville ) scandals come to light after the mani pulite (clean hands) investigations by federal-level judges: business paying politicians for public contracts. Journalists even took bribes for writing favorable. Protestors throw small coins at craxi (politician who took lots of bribes) in protest.
