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...Giulio Andreotti's minority Christian Democratic government by a sophisticated tactic of "non-opposition" in the Chamber of Deputies. Berlinguer has had the P.C.I. Deputies (227 of 630) and Senators (116 of 315) abstain on key votes, thus lending implicit Communist support to unpopular government programs, including the stangata (sting)-the tough austerity measures that, among other things, have hiked the price of gasoline by 25% (bringing it to $2.25 a gal. for super) and increased postal, electric and telephone rates. Communist leaders argue that giving passive support to Andreotti is an important step toward the party...
...Berlinguer to find a tolerable compromise. He stressed that the P.C.I, had to prove that it could act responsibly. He added, however, that his tacit support of the government would continue only as long as the stangata 's sacrifices were accompanied by basic economic reforms that would significantly alter Italian society. Said he: "There cannot be an austerity policy to return to things as they were." To no one's surprise, the central committee formally endorsed the Berlinguer line and, in accordance with the Leninist dictum of "democratic centralism," formally closed ranks. It also ordered up the current...
...lead to another national election. Much of the electorate could blame the Communists for adding a political crisis to the economic one. Instead, Berlinguer hopes to intensify his demands that the party be given a more direct and visible role in making national policy. This might help resolve the stangata dilemma by demonstrating to skeptical party members that they in fact are gradually winning the political power they seek...
...monetary loss from Fiat's grande stangata (big sting) was the realization that an economic crunch had at last hit Fiat, which survived earlier crises without shortening the work week...
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