Italy election: Results point to impasse

Reports of, and reaction to, the results of the Italian general election, 24-25 February 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Italian general election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/italian-general-election-2013/

The Guardian: Tag; Italy Election 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/italian-elections-2013

Blog: Charlemagne, 25.02.13: Italian politics. A dangerous mess http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2013/02/italian-politics-2

PressEurop, 28.02.13: Italian election may have a silver lining http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/3475581-italian-election-may-have-silver-lining

Il Sole-24 Ore, 27.02.13: Merkel’s Europe hits the skids in Rome (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3469351-merkel-s-europe-hits-skids-rome

Corriere della Sera, 26.02.13: No Majority for Italy http://www.corriere.it/english/13_febbraio_26/majority-iItaly_0714a240-8020-11e2-b0f8-b0cda815bb62.shtml

EurActiv, 28.02.13: Italy in stalemate as Grillo refuses coalition http://www.euractiv.com/elections/grillo-snubs-bersani-coalition-i-news-518119

EUObserver, 28.02.13: Italian President demands respect in Germany http://euobserver.com/political/119223

Spiegel Online International, 27.02.13: World from Berlin: 'Europe Can't Afford an Ungovernable Italy' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/german-press-urges-italian-politicians-to-think-of-euro-zone-a-885889.html

Blog: ACELG, 01.03.13: Italian Elections and the European Union: Till Politics Do Us Part http://acelg.blogactiv.eu/2013/03/01/italian-elections-and-the-european-union-till-politics-do-us-part/

Deutsche Welle, 01.03.13: Italian election triggers EU identity crisis http://www.dw.de/italian-election-triggers-eu-identity-crisis/a-16638468

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