Jean-Louis Briquet – författare

The year 2006 was by all means an "election" year: a significant proportion of voters were called to the polls three times. In at least two - the parliamentary elections of 9-10 April and the 25-26 June constitutional referendum - the voters' choices had extraordinary consequences. The parliamentary elections awarded victory to the center-left by the slimmest of margins, yet ushered in a radical change in government, whereas the referendum saw the rejection of the substantial revision of the Constitution that had been promoted by the previous center-right government. This volume deals with these elections and their effects, namely the changes in the government majority and the Presidency of the Republic, as well as the center-right's unsuccessful attempt at revenge in local elections through the constitutional referendum, both resulting in wide-ranging changes introduced by the new majority in foreign policy. Other significant events are also examined, such as the Russian natural gas crisis; the anti-high speed train movement; the capture of mafia don Bernardo Provenzano; the scandals that marred the world soccer in the year the national team won the World Cup; and the suspicious dealings involving telecommunications giant Telecom.

L''inculpation d''Andreotti pour complicité avec Cosa Nostra, en mars 1993, a marqué une rupture décisive dans l''histoire de la question mafieuse en Italie. Pour la première fois, la magistrature parvenait à intervenir dans un domaine qui lui était jusque là demeuré étranger : celui de la "mafia politique", des "enchevêtrements pervers" entre les pouvoirs officiels et la criminalité. A quelles conditions des juges se sont-ils emparés, pour tenter de les sanctionner, des collusions politico-mafieuses ? Ce livre offre des réponses à ces questions.