Monti must choose tunnel or crossroads

Article discusses the severe political and economic challenges facing Italy in July 2012. The Italian technocratic Prime Minister Mario Monti faced a tough task to secure backing he needed in parliament for painful budget cuts and structural reforms, as political parties plans for a imminent general election.

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