I) has become one of the hottest of the future of Europe. It is the eady terrified by the beginning of al. It is the focus of the growing Nestern Europe from political depItalian bourgeoisie. Enrico Berlinguer, the General Secretary of the PCI, ridicules the idea that this party is "destined by nature, in the last analysis, to be er become a party on the side of reaction. It is downright laughable'.
Berlinguer's central theme is that the "democratic-antifascist collaboration that was interrupted in 1947 by American imperialism can and must be taken up again. At that time the Italian bourgeoisie, finding itself in dire straits, briefly accepted the historic compromise through the participation of the Communist leaders in the Government.
Of course it is possible that the predictions of Berlinguer & Co will be fulfilled, and that they will be called upon to join a government of 'national salvation'. The salvation of the bourgeoisie will nevertheless have to be at the centre of any such government's activities if it is to retain the support which Berlinguer so humbly requests. CP leader ENRICO BERLINGUER The historic compromise informs more than election tactics. going Christian Democrat administration only survived so long through the grace of God....and the votes and support of the Communist Party deputies in Parliament.
The oppression of women has become an explosive issue in Italian polities, generating a movement which can call demonstrations of over 50,000. And for opportunist reasons it was this issue on which the Socialist Party seized to begin its campaign to bring down the Government.
For months the PCI bent over backwards to get a meaningless compromise bill agreed with the Christian Democrats. But no sooner was the deal made than it was torn up by the Christian Democrats, provoking the subsequent fall of the Governinto the delegate council system SULuLOnS ship exercised by the Communist out at the base by its cadres.
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