electoral struggle.
The upsurge of workers'struggle in 1968-69 precipitated the crisis of the so-called 'centre-left formula of governments which had been adopted at the beginning of the 1960s. This formula survived only Red Weekly 25 April 1974 Page 4 The new centre-left coalition had two factors working in its tavour: the upturn in the coonomy and the conciliatory attitude of the trade unions and the Communist Party The trade unions were ready to accept a truce und to negotiate with the Government on its economic policy. The Communit Party, who considered the fall of Andreotti as a victory, declared that its oppisition would be of a 'different type, In other words, it did not want to of the year failed to achieve its The nutional two-day lock-out imposed by the Tories at the beginning principal objective of isolating and defeating the miners in their struggle against Phase 3. Nevertheless it was a roaring success from the point of view of some of the smaller engineering concems, which used the lockout as a lever to divide and demoralThe majority of workers at Ann strong Patents fell into the second category, consisting largely of married women workers, many of them paying the reduced National Insurance stamp which excludes unemployment benefit. A section of
towards the opposite solution and, accepting the CP's "historic compromise, attempt to conclude an alliance with the whole traditional workers" movement, including the Communist Party.
The dilemma of the Italian bourgeoisie resides in the fact that today it cannot realise either of these operations. The idea of a military coup, especially since the coup in Chile, has found many supporters in activity, and the police have engaged in provocations. But despite all this the arguments against a coup are enormous. The relation of torces and the mobilisation of the masses continually argues against an undertaking that would carry such dangers.
As for the project of the 'historic compromise, it continues to run into difficulties which cannot be overcome in the short term. It is for this reason that the centre-left staggers modest programme into practice.
of the future. But this does not of the ruling class, and various political tendencies bf some real weight, seeking to prepare in the the possibility of trandating even its A real attempt at establishing an authoritarian regime is still a thing prevent certain important sections meantime a better worked-out right turn than that of the two Andreolti Governments, They have decided to Rally in the Piazza Novano in Rome last week against the repeal of the divorce laws — outcome of referendum will determine in an important way the solution to the Italian political crisis In effect, the struggle for the abolition of divorce is aimed at constructing a bloc of conservative and reaction- families. ary forces with a very large mass base, This will demonstrate that a right-wing alternative exists beyond the present distribution of seats in (SORRUS, ¡ logical cases, and therefore as an instrument for the defence of happy
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