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Italy’s economy has 'cronyism disease,' but will its next government treat it?

  • Written by Bruno Pellegrino, PhD Candidate in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
The Five Star Movement's Luigi Di Maio and founder Beppe Grillo won big in the March 4 elections. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

On March 4, Italy went to the polls in one of the most chaotic and unpredictable elections in recent memory. The result was in line with expectations: None of the three competing coalitions attained an outright majority.

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