"Guess Who’s Back?"

The American Interest, 10 Feb 2014
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According to Renato Brunetta, the parliamentary leader of Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party, the bunga bunga billionaire is planning on running for a seat in the European Parliament in the May elections. Nevermind the fact that Berlusconi is still awaiting sentencing for his tax fraud conviction; or that he is facing yet another investigation for allegedly bribing his “models” to obstruct justice; or that he is banned from holding Italian public office for the next six years. All that, along with any attempts to thwart his latest designs, only plays into his hands by allowing him to portray himself once again as the victim of the elites, the media, and—above all—those bloody Germans. As Mr. Brunetta put it, “With Berlusconi all things that generally appear normal are not normal.”
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“In May we will attack a Germanised Europe,” said Mr Brunetta, an economist, denouncing Germany’s policies with its large current account surplus that he said were enriching northern Europe at the expense of the south.

“Populism in Europe is the toxic fallout from Ms Merkel,” he said, attacking what he called the Calvinist mentality of the German chancellor – “if you (southern Europe) are in crisis then it is your responsibility”.
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