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Inside Europe: Italy's political standoff analyzed

Keith Walker
August 16, 2019

A rowdy Italian Senate has rejected a call by the country's deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini for a swift no-confidence vote. Keith Walker speaks with Adriano Bosoni, Senior Europe Analyst at geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor, for his analysis on what could happen next.

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