One feature of Italy’s turbulent politics remains consistent: the control exercised by entrenched interests, and the dominance of a bloated and inefficient bureaucracy. With less than one-fifth of the population of the United States, Italy’s parliament has twice as many members as the US Congress, and they are among the world’s best-compensated and most privileged MPs.
意大利动荡政局有一个特点一直保持不变：那就是由既得利益群体掌握控制权，并由臃肿低效的官僚机构占据统治地位。意大利人口不及美国的五分之一，但议员数量却达到美国的两倍，而且议员所拥有的薪酬和特权在世界各国均处于领先地位。