The New Statesman’s international editor Jeremy Cliffe speaks to the author Tim Parks about the upcoming Italian presidential election.
They discuss Italy’s strict Covid regulations, why Mario Draghi wants to become president and whether the disgraced former prime minister Berlusconi could make another political comeback.
If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.
Further reading:
Ahead of the presidential election, Italians are divided on how to treat the unvaccinated.
Mario Draghi, “ungovernable” Italy and the EU.
What we can learn from Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Italy in the wake of coronavirus.
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