The most interesting articles in some of the major foreign papers from February 26 to 27:
Italy after the elections
Financial Times – Bersani opens talks to break deadlock
Wall Street Journal – As Italians Explore Alliances, Turmoil Returns to Markets *
Washington Post – Challenge of forming coalition government in Italy: protest vote against austerity measures
Bloomberg Businessweek – Parties may struggle to form government in Italy
El Mundo – Bersani y Grillo pueden recurrir al ‘modelo siciliano’ para evitar la parálisis en Italia
Le Figaro – En Italie, seule une grande coalition peut éviter le chaos
Les Echos – Bersani propose un « gouvernement de combat »
China Daily – Berlusconi hints at talks of alliance with center-left
Valor Economico – Bersani tentará formar governo sem maioria*
Faznet – Grillokratie
Post-election scenarios. The speculation of the foreign press
The Guardian – Meet the Grillini: young, civic-minded and female
La Nacion – Beppe Grillo. “Ésta es una revolución sin sangre, fantástica”
El Pais – El laboratorio de Beppe Grillo
Publico – “A honestidade vai ficar na moda”, promete Beppe Grillo, “terramoto” da política italiana*
Clarin – Beppe Grillo, el cómico que se convirtió en una aplanadora electoral
Les Echos – Une victoire « casse-tête » pour Beppe Grillo
Le Monde – Les « grillini », 162 inconnus au Parlement italien
South China Morning Post – Comedian’s party no longer the standing joke in politics
Handelsblatt – Ein Komiker überrascht in der italienischen Nacht
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Der Dauerredner
Die Welt – “Leck mich”-Beppe, der autoritäre Nihilist
International papers discover the Beppe Grillo phenomenon
La Nacion – Los italianos, un pueblo que desconfía de las verdades únicas
La Vanguardia – ‘Il Cavaliere’ sigue muy vivo*
Les Echos – Italie ou la politique du vide*
New York Times – Why Italians Vote for Berlusconi
Analysis and comments on the outcome of the elections
Elections aside: Milan Fashion Week
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung –
La Vanguardia – Armani retorna a su exquisito pasado *
Folha de S. Paulo – Passarelas de Milão trazem encontro entre Itália e Ásia
Le Monde – Giorgio Armani, la ligne noire
Politics can’t obscure fashion: article on Milan Fashion Week
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