Monday, 24 March 2014

Renzi's statements in Berlusconi style

In Brussels he was able to recall what the four times prime minister said in the recent past, with the exception of the sold out restaurant

by Emiliano Biaggio

«We are Italy», «we are the third largest economy in Europe, we have the second biggest manufactoring sector fo the EU, and Italian families saves are strong and Italian families saves value is higher than that one of the public debt». Listening to an Italian politician speaking like that without having the possibility to watch who is speaking, who would you say these statements belong to? If the answer is Silvio Berlusconi you are wrong. It was Matteo Renzi who spoke in those terms, offergin a sort of time travel to million of Italians and to all those who follow Italian affairs. During his press conference held at the end of the European Council meeting last week, Renzi used the same slogan used by Silvio Berlusconi until the end of 2011, when the (once) so-called Cavaliere experienced a political crisis within the Parliament leaving political arena.
   Matteo Renzi wants to be accreditated as the one able to change Italy. In waiting to see practical measures and touch with hand what he is promising, Renzi acts like used to do Berlusconi: Renzi is braggart (he was able to say «We don't come to Europe to receive homeworks»), is playful (he always tells jokes and has fun), he uses slogan and makes huge promises («we are revolutioning Italy», he said recently). He's showing himself as a perfect copy of Silvio Berlusconi. Coming back for a while to the first sentences, it has to be noted Renzi didn't mentioned the fact in Italy restaurants are sold out, the only in Berlusconi's style declaration Renzi didn't tell to say in Italy the situation is not so complicated as it is said. A Spanish journalist working for EFE perfeclty understood it, without making direct comparison. At the end of Renzi's press conference she just twitted: «Renzi speaks a lot and says little, he jokes and gets followers: we will see». Outside Italy they don't trust the Italian prime minister. Not yet. There's to understand if Renzi will can be credible and different as he would like to be.

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