Italy’s Renzi Has Failed on Two Counts
The Democratic Party leader has failed to unite the left and failed to convince voters he can still deliver reforms.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
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Circumstances have changed since the Cold War.
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Donald Trump is unpopular and Democrats have done well in special elections.
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