{"id":31571,"date":"2018-02-24T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T21:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=31571"},"modified":"2018-02-24T16:48:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T21:48:23","slug":"riots-breakout-across-italy-ahead-of-general-election-and-markets-are-getting-anxious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=31571","title":{"rendered":"Riots Breakout Across Italy Ahead Of General Election (And Markets Are Getting Anxious)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-02-24\/riots-breakout-across-italy-ahead-general-election-and-markets-are-getting-anxious\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Riots Breakout Across Italy Ahead Of General Election (And Markets Are Getting Anxious)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>Heading into the weekend, the <strong><em>Italian government massively stepped up security<\/em><\/strong> across the country in anticipation of <strong>demonstrations by anti-fascist and far-right groups,<\/strong> ahead of the general election on March 04. Italians will go to the polls next Sunday, in an election that could rebalance the political environment or send shockwaves through the European Union.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-24-at-9.26.44-AM-1.png?itok=NuurM_a_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/02\/23\/italy-election-2018-a-simple-guide-to-the-vote.html\">CNBC<\/a>, here are the three leading candidates dominating the race: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister and head of Forza Italia.<\/li>\n<li>Matteo Renzi, the embattled leader of the center-left Democratic Party (PD) and former prime minister who quit the post in 2016 after a referendum on constitutional reform failed.<\/li>\n<li>Luigi Di Maio, the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement\u2019s\u00a0(M5S) leader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night in Pisa, Italy, anti-fascist protestors formed a counter-demonstration against Lega leader Matteo Salvini, who was speaking at the center of town. Anti-fascist groups threw glass bottles and rocks and attacked police officers as they tried to silence Salvini, a leading anti-EU political figure, before next week\u2019s\u00a0elections.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfessorCuz\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Professor Cuz (screen name: ProfessorCuz)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/965053354207600640\/VsqGrEFp_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/965053354207600640\/VsqGrEFp_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/965053354207600640\/VsqGrEFp_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Professor Cuz\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Professor Cuz<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@ProfessorCuz\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@ProfessorCuz<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Italy, <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pisa?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Pisa<\/span><\/a><a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">antifa<\/span><\/a> protest against the visit of Lega far-right leader Salving LIVE<\/p>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">STREAM <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/w\/bV7fKDFQbUtxT0JCbk1PRW98MVprS3pWYWthZ3JLdub6NqaKdFaTMWhweNYmW0EGBDTJDLhxPzTBECyRsI28\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wzad5gmsVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/w\/bV7fKDFQbUtxT0JCbk1PRW98MVprS3pWYWthZ3JLdub6NqaKdFaTMWhweNYmW0EGBDTJDLhxPzTBECyRsI28\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/www.<\/span>pscp.tv\/w\/bV7fKDFQbUtx<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">T0JCbk1PRW98MVprS3pWYWthZ3JLdub6NqaKdFaTMWhweNYmW0EGBDTJDLhxPzTBECyRsI28\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfessorCuz\/status\/967067160089591811\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-23T16:02:32+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 23, 2018 16:02:32 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-23T16:02:32+0000\">11:02 AM &#8211; Feb 23, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-card\">\n<div class=\"PrerenderedCard is-loaded is-constrainedByMaxWidth\" data-card-name=\"3691233323:periscope_broadcast\" data-css=\"https:\/\/ton.twimg.com\/tfw\/css\/syndication_bundle_v1_2801d83f2f75998762a22055f578875d6e10fd1d.css\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid TwitterCard\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid-col--12 TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerBottom CardContent\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid-col--12 TwitterCard-container TwitterCard-container--clickable SummaryCard--large PlayerCard--video\" data-theme=\"light\" data-card-breakpoints=\"w450 w400 w350 w300 w250 w200 w150 w100 w50 \">\n<div class=\"SummaryCard-content TwitterCardsGrid-ltr\">\n<h2 class=\"TwitterCard-title js-cardClick tcu-textEllipse--multiline\" dir=\"ltr\">Local Team @localteamtv<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tcu-resetMargin u-block TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerTop tcu-textEllipse--multiline\" dir=\"ltr\">DIRETTA VIDEO Salvini a Pisa, contro-corteo dei centri sociali in corso<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"u-block TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerTop SummaryCard-destination\" dir=\"ltr\">pscp.tv<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-card\">\n<div class=\"PrerenderedCard is-loaded is-constrainedByMaxWidth\" data-card-name=\"3691233323:periscope_broadcast\" data-css=\"https:\/\/ton.twimg.com\/tfw\/css\/syndication_bundle_v1_2801d83f2f75998762a22055f578875d6e10fd1d.css\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid TwitterCard\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid-col--12 TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerBottom CardContent\">\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Insane video of Anti-fascist activists fighting with police last night in Pisa<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"permalink-header\"><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/V_of_Europe\" data-user-id=\"4717892303\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id u-textTruncate \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Voice of Europe<\/strong>\u200f<span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>V_of_Europe<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group not-following  \" data-user-id=\"4717892303\" data-screen-name=\"V_of_Europe\" data-name=\"Voice of Europe\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\"\n    EdgeButton\n    EdgeButton--secondary\n\n    EdgeButton--medium \n    button-text\n    follow-text\" type=\"button\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Follow<\/span><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Follow <span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>V_of_Europe<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more js-more-ProfileTweet-actions\">\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n<div class=\"IconContainer js-tooltip\" title=\"More\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Soros puppets meet Italian police..<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMediaOuterContainer\">\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMedia\n\n        is-video\n\n        has-autoplayable-media\n        \" data-autoplaying-media=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMedia-container\">\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMedia-video\">\n<div class=\"AdaptiveMedia-videoContainer\">\n<div class=\"PlayableMedia PlayableMedia--video watched playable-media-loaded\">\n<div class=\"PlayableMedia-container\">\n<div class=\"PlayableMedia-player\n\n        \" data-playable-media-url=\"\" data-use-react-player=\"\" data-border-top-left-radius=\"\" data-border-top-right-radius=\"\" data-border-bottom-left-radius=\"\" data-border-bottom-right-radius=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"PlayableMedia-reactWrapper\">\n<div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<div><video src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video\/967164311864004609\/pu\/pl\/O_6AbZGH3r3R3q7F.m3u8\" poster=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/967164311864004609\/pu\/img\/stJeEtBv6TxWotw0.jpg\" preload=\"none\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span data-testid=\"viewCount\">130K views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-details-fixer tweet-details-fixer\">\n<div class=\"client-and-actions\"><span class=\"metadata\">2:29 PM &#8211; 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