RR7919/1 ITALY: ELECTIONS AND THE COMMUNISTS / CUTS PART 2 of 2

Описание: (9 May 1979) The Italian general elections, due to be held on June
3rd and 4th 1979, are likely to provide another major
confrontation between the ruling Christian Democrats
and the massive Italian Communist Party - the PCI. At
the last elections in 1976, the PCI came a close
second and then operated their well-publicised
"historic compromise" - keeping a shaky Christian
Democrat-dominated coalition in power by deliberately
not voting against it in parliament. But it looks as
if the Communists' patience is now at an end; these
elections have been called ahead of schedule because
the PCI was simply no longer willing to support the
coalition without having a share of government posts.
This report looks back briefly at '76, examines the
political ups and downs of this year and then takes a
closer look at the PCI - the party now waiting
impatiently in the wings.
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag/SOF - Colour- Available in HD

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter:   / ap_archive  
Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​
Instagram:   / apnews  


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...