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...Professor mocks the present in its vision of the future. The irony lies heavy from the first chapter. Milan is referred to as "the natural shelter for all American, German and Swiss capital drawn by the stability of our currency." The "I" of the book, a secretary of Fanfani (the former head of the Christian Democrat party) who decides to write the history of the "compromise" finds it "impossible to view with indifference the achievement of a sixteenth subway line, which, together with eleven elevated highways and twelve helicopter pads, has finally brought fluidity to the traffic of our metropolis...
...more receptive to Zaccagnini's efforts-mainly because they prefer an informal accommodation with the Christian Democrats to an attempt, during the current crisis, to wield power formally. But of late matters have become more complicated. The Christian Democrats' election two weeks ago of former Premier Amintore Fanfani (an uncompromising antiCommunist) as president of the party's national council deeply angered the Communists. "We proposed our own broad 'political accord' on all major issues for the duration of this legislature," explained Giorgio Napolitano, a leading Communist, "but the Christian Democrats said yes to Mr. Fanfani...
Deepening Relationship. The party's right wing, which prefers confrontation rather than compromise with the Communists, largely prevailed. Former Premier Amintore Fanfani, 68, was elected president of the party's national council, an honorary post that would give him a handy platform for the campaign. A tough scrapper, the self-styled "Tuscan Pony" likes nothing better than a tussle with the Communists, whose party organ L'Unita huffily described his resurrection as "partly pathetic and partly provocative." While Fanfani makes his pitch to voters on the right, beleaguered Premier Moro, 59, and Party Secretary Benigno Zaccagnini...
...Fanfani rebuffed all effort at compromise. "He will carry the cross to Calvary if necessary," one supporter announced solemnly. His intransigence Infuriated the critics. "Fanfani has to go," said one, "even if we have to remove him with an ambulance and two male nurses." Finally, the only recourse was the vote of confidence that the secretary demanded. Watching Impassively as the delegates balloted, Fanfani lost by a vote of 103-69, with eight abstentions. After three days of wrangling, the delegates chose Benigno Zaccagnini, 63, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, as an interim successor...
...indispensable to the success of any center-left coalition that the Christian Democrats seek to form. The Socialist price for coalition support is certain to be increasingly important seats in the Cabinet, along with a voice in policymaking of some sort for the Communists, -which old Cold Warrior Fanfani had steadfastly refused even to consider...