A Hot Topic in Italy

[Article] Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi did little this week to dispel the cultural stereotype of Italians as flirtatious, hot-blooded and macho, after making blatantly suggestive remarks to two young female politicians in his Forza Italia party during an awards ceremony.


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But the public response of Veronica Lario, 50, his wife of 23 years, has made a personal dispute an element of national debate while raising issues of sexism.Wednesday’s front page of La Repubblica, a left-wing newspaper often critical of the right-wing politician, featured an open letter requesting...
This article was published Thursday, 1 February, 2007 by AFP
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A Hot Topic in Italy


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