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ELI5: What's going on with Italian politics right now?

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In Italy they voted on two things: Senate and Parliament.

Basically Bersani won the Parliament and Berluscone won the Senate. Look at the Senate as the boss of the Parliament. If your boss likes you, he will allow everything you do, because you've got the same mindset. However, if your boss completely disagrees on everything you do, you can propose whatever you want but he won't allow it.

That's the situation in Italy right now. Bersani has the Parliament (By a 0,34% difference in votes) and can therefor propose laws etc. They have to be passed through the Senate however. The Senate is owned by Berlusconi (With just 3 seats over Bersani, 116:113).

So, you'd think Bersani would coöperate with another party, say Beppe Griglio (Who has 54 seats in the Senate). . Beppe Griglio is similar to Bersani (Both left-wing, Bersani is more leftwinged though), so that would make an awesome coöperation. However, Beppe Griglio is like that one kid in school who just always does what the rest doesn't want him to do. His party is a protestparty against Italian politics and Oops, he won seats. SO now he's in the Senate and has stated he won't coöperate with anyone.

So basically there are two major parties who won't agree on anything. Therefor, even if Bersani manages to form a government in the Parliament he won't have any cooperation from the Senate, causing a massive impasse.