italy is systemically corrupt / messed up, the departure of berlusconi will change exactly nothing. for background, check out this article:

There is a naive tendency among foreigners to dismiss Italians as incompetents who are simply in need of a little outside discipline. Nothing could be further from the truth. The system, or myriad systems that govern Italian life at every level, are in fact highly organised and impervious to change. They are almost impossible for outsiders to comprehend.

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