The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Italy as a "flawed democracy" in 2019. According to the 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices Italy was the 21st most electoral democratic country in the world. A high degree of fragmentation and instability, leading to often short-lived coalition governments, is characteristic of Italian politics.Why is it so hard to form a government in Italy?: They designed it that way, The Economist (24 April 2013).Explaining Italy's Fragmented Politics, Stratfor (18 April 2013). Since the end of World War II in 1945, Italy has had 69 governments, at an average of one every 1.11 years.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Italy as a "flawed democracy" in 2019 According to the 2023 V-:Dem Democracy indices Italy was the 21st .most electoral democratic country in the world. A high degree of fragmentation and instabil.ity, leading to often short-lived coalition governments, is characteristic of Italian politics.Why is it so hard to form a government in Italy? They designed it that way, The Economist (24 April 2013).Explaining Italy's Fragmented Politics, Stratfor (18 April 2013). Since the end of World War II in 1945, Italy has had 69 governments, at an average of one every 1.11 years