Word: forlani
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...once the government in Rome appeared to have acted swiftly and effectively. But the lightning raid on Trani prison was about the only message of holiday cheer for Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani. The satisfaction turned out to be sadly short-lived. Just two days after the success, terrorists struck again, this time outside prison walls in Rome. Two teenagers, posing as delivery boys, gunned down Carabinieri General Enrico Galvaligi, 61, as he and his wife returned home from New Year's Eve Mass. The slain general had been in charge of external security for Italian...
...Communists continued to criticize the government's relief efforts as inadequate. Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani conceded that there have been "gaps of various kinds." But he insisted that the government has done "everything that is humanly and institutionally possible." Still, by midweek the government had all but abandoned Plan S, though not without claiming a moral victory. "The constant flow of food, clothes, tents and campers [into the affected area] has raised people's hopes," said Giuseppe Zamberletti, who heads the government relief operation. "A massive evacuation would have been more likely to take place had we failed...
...been questioned about accumulating $17 million worth of investment properties during four years when he declared only $7,500 in annual taxable income. In addition, the scandal has also given the Communists and other opposition groups ammunition against the five-week-old government of Christian Democratic Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani...
...then was Forlani being given a somewhat better chance of survival? For one thing, he appeared to have a broader base of support within his own party, having assigned three Cabinet seats to its mutinous left wing; some of its members had been suspected of having helped bring down Cossiga by voting against the government in the secret ballot. For another, Forlani had a strongly reinforced Socialist Party behind him, thanks to the aggressive leadership of its burly party secretary, Bettino Craxi, 46. Three weeks ago, Craxi unexpectedly announced an alliance with the Social Democrats and brought them into...
Nonetheless, Forlani clearly faces tough times. Italy's inflation is running at 22%, unemployment stands at 7.6%, and the trade deficit is expected to be ten times as large as last year's. Despite his promising start, the intractable problems of a deteriorating economy could yet send the smiling new Prime Minister the way of his 39 postwar predecessors...