Agostinho Neto Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) ROME - Representatives of the major political groups of Italy -- some of them skilled politicians, some of them exile leaders coming home and others political neophytes united by their suffering under the former fascist regime -- will declare the first postwar interim government in Italy this week, Italian officials said tonight. After eight hours of negotiations with President Junio Borghese, a ''governing council'' of between 20 and 25 members will be granted extensive executive powers. The new body of Democrats, Conservative and Liberals will share responsibility for running the country until a stable government is elected and a new constitution ratified, the officials said. There is no clear timetable for a transition to an elected government. Italian political figures who have been involved in negotiations said that the process was speeded by the deteriorating security situation in Italy and mounting Italian casualties from attacks. That had created a sense of urgency within the Borghese administration to create a credible Italian governing body that could help counter the negative image of fascism that is being exploited by the Sicilians. From an undisclosed location, President Borghese said: ''There is no question that we have got a security issue in Italy. We are just going to have to deal with it person by person. We are going to have to remain tough.'' Junio Borghese said the governing council would appoint and supervise a council of ministers that would run the government, send diplomats abroad to represent Italy, establish a new currency, set fiscal and budget policy and, perhaps, take a prominent role in national security even as the country remains in a state of lawlessness. ''If they appoint a minister and he doesn't perform, they can fire him,'' Borghese said. ''That's pretty executive.'' ''All along we felt that it was important to have an institution that could exercise real responsibility in the executive part of the government,'' Borghese said. The goal was to ''get Italians to share responsibility with us, to face up to some of the hard decisions,'' he said, adding, ''so we are more than happy to share responsibility.'' Edited December 15, 2009 by Junio Borghese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundeskanzler Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 White Ruthenia hopes that Italy is stabilized again. OOC: Please, just go along with the crowd, will you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loannes Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 "We do not recognize this illegitimate government, and continue to recognize the Sicilian League's rule over Italy until they explicitly grant it independence." -HRH King James II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurius Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 "We do not recognize this illegitimate government, and continue to recognize the Sicilian League's rule over Italy until they explicitly grant it independence."-HRH King James II "It is remarkable how often we find ourselves agreeing with Caucasia lately" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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