It could almost be a question in a political-science exam. Three groups, a, b and c each lack the necessary parliamentary majority; a will not form a coalition with b; c will not support either. How do you form a government?That is the conundrum that Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, began trying to solve on March 20th when he opened talks on the formation of an Italian government after last month's inconclusive general election.
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