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...dissolution of Parliament and early elections? If so, the results of the vote could give the powerful Communist Party a major role in whatever new government was formed, even Cabinet-level positions. In order to forestall that disturbing prospect, the Christian Democrats, led by Party Secretary Benigno Zaccagnini, had devised a scheme. They would push the idea of limited consultations between the parties-including the Communists-to agree on a common economic policy. Such a plan would avoid the need for early elections and provide a convenient way to gain the support of the Communists for economic measures without actually...
...Zaccagnini holed up with burly Socialist Leader Francesco de Martino. Emerging from the Christian Democrats' parliamentary offices after three hours, De Martino would only say: "There is something new in the C.D. proposals, but differences still remain." The Socialists, fearful of being squeezed into impotence by informal agreement between the Christian Democrats and the Communists, nonetheless continued to push for early elections...
...Communists were initially 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...
...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, 64, will try to keep the Christian Democrats' left-wing supporters in line...
...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...