Italy’s Gender Equality Conundrum
Italy’s new President, once again, is not a woman. But the problem is not just cultural.
Italy’s new President, once again, is not a woman. But the problem is not just cultural.
Just when Sergio Mattarella was out (he was packed!), they pulled him back in.
There is a solution to the current political conundrum: not to elect a member of a political party altogether and choose Italy’s first female President.
What Sergio Mattarella’s reluctant re-election and Italy’s complex electoral system mean for the future.
A Special Edition of our exclusive Patreon column, the Tiny News Roundup.
Mario Draghi is the obvious candidate to be Italy’s next president, but first he must deal with the inevitable tangles of Italian politics.
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