国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Italian politicians hit campaign trail ahead of 2018 election
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 30-- <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 4, 2018.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 28 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Mattarella">Mattarella</span> <span word="dissolved">dissolved</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="media">media</span> -- <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> -- <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>) <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="new">new</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="past">past</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="post">post</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="proportional">proportional</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="coalitions">coalitions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populist">populist</span>, <span word="euro">euro</span>-<span word="skeptic">skeptic</span> <span word="Five">Five</span>-<span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="prided">prided</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Luigi">Luigi</span> <span word="di">di</span> <span word="Maio">Maio</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100,000 <span word="euros">euros</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 120,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="profiteers">profiteers</span>," <span word="Di">Di</span> <span word="Maio">Maio</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="TG">TG</span>24 <span word="private">private</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Silvio">Silvio</span> <span word="Berlusconi">Berlusconi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span>, <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Forza">Forza</span> <span word="Italia">Italia</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rightwing">rightwing</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p>
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