Enrico Letta on Italian politics: “Houston, we have a problem”

Enrico Letta on Italian Politics: “Houston, We Have a Problem” | GZERO World

Why is Italy's political scene so unstable and what are the odds that its newest Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, can pull it out of a tailspin? Since 1989 the country has had 18 prime ministers, six in the last decade alone. One of those six prime ministers to have resigned in the last ten years is Enrico Letta, who shares his perspective in a conversation with with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

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