Economic malaise awaits country's new PM
(NEWSER) - Polls are open in Italy's parliamentary election, which Silvio Berlusconi appears likely to win. Whether the two-time prime minister or Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni triumphs, the next Italian leader has to kickstart a stagnated economy; growth this year is expected to be as low as 0.3% —or even zero, writes the Daily Telegraph. Turnout has been low over the course of the two-day vote, and apathy and disgust with politics are rife. More»
