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Regional Elections Foretell Turmoil in Italy | Reduction

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Regional Elections Foretell Turmoil in Italy

Mario Monti - Caricature
Mario Monti - Caricature by DonkeyHotey
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Excerpt:

Italy risks heading into political turmoil after a regional election showed a huge level of voter distrust in mainstream political parties, a result that could also rattle financial markets that have no small role in deciding the fate of the economically troubled nation. A protest party candidate from a movement launched by a TV comic made a strong showing in Sicilian elections Sunday, a vote seen as a test of popular sentiment before nationwide polls in the spring to replace the government of Premier Mario Monti. The Sicily vote also was marked by sharply lower turnout, down to 47 percent of eligible voters from 67 percent in the 2008 regional elections. The populist Five Star Movement garnered 18 percent of the vote — not enough to win the governorship because other parties ran in alliances, but still making it the top vote-getting party and a force to be reckoned with.

People:

Mario Monti

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.857863

SentimentQuote
-0.315569"The really important thing is, we have done very unpleasant things, unpleasant things for the receivers and even unpleasant for the doers. The perception of what this government is doing is not fully good. But it is higher than that of any of the parties," Monti said. ...
-0.0321924"This is an important message for future governments: Do not believe that you cannot do the right policies, otherwise you risk your position in the future," he said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3477614
  • Mean: -0.1738807
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Berlusconi

Overall Sentiment: -0.294806

Relevance: 0.277199

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Beppe Grillo

Overall Sentiment: -0.0436057

Relevance: 0.180756

Chiara Corsa

Overall Sentiment: -0.032921

Relevance: 0.149492

Massimo Franco

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.147669

della Sera

Overall Sentiment: -0.279263

Relevance: 0.141053

Loredana Federico

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.135841

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Country: Italy

Overall Sentiment: -0.225556

Relevance: 0.527474

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