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Italy: A Sinistra?

"I think governments should behave like good Christians. They should live with the detachment and serenity of those who know that each day which dawns can be their last." So said Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani, 53, as the last days of his government approached. For 17 months, Fanfani's Christian Democrats, who have 273 Deputies, or 26 short of a majority, have governed in parliamentary alliance with the mildly left-of-center Social Democrats (17 seats), the right-of-center Republicans (six seats), and the Liberals (18 seats), who more than any other Italian party are dedicated to free enterprise....

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