The unexpectedly large mar gut by which Halino voters have rehuffed those campaigning for a repeal of the divorce lawa is n serious setback foe the capitalist clant.
The strength of the major capitalist party, the Chistian Democrats, had been swing amost soby Donana toe comparg for repeal. They songht to exploit this Issue in onder to huild a new right-wing bloc with a latge mase base. Their allics in thie were the neo-fascists of the MST (Italian Social Movement).
But this scheme has been hit on the head by the mass mobilisations uf the wackers' movement, which played an Important part in ensuring such a large vote ayainst repeal. The coalition government headed hy Rumor (a Christian Democrat)-which was split right down the malddle on the divorce issue-geems certain to fail.
contain the strugdes of the workers prospect of a new coalition government Party (which chose the aftermath of the an historic compromise" with the Christian Democrats).
shows the extent to which the recent mas mobilitions have forced the capitalists on the defensive. Coming 8o s00n In thie situation the capitalist class will have to look for an alternative solution fo on a European scale.
movement, It may well have to accept the Including for the fitst time the Communest Chile coup to announce its willingess for The possibility of auch a derekpment after the events in Portugal, the resait of the Italian divorce referendum is a dramatic siderable gains already wen by the mass Hustration of the new relationalip of forces hedwen the wakine class and the capitalist class which has been created But such a situation cannot last indefinitely. The compromise which the Com munist Party egards as 'historic" will be strictty temporary for the capitalists, enduring for just as king as they need to negroop weu forces and launch a new COunT Bren en Caub could well be a Chile-style military coup, for which preparations are already well advanced neda the Italian armed forces There is an alternative, however. That is to teject all compronises with the capitalist class, and to build on the con_ mobilisations in order to build a movement which can get rid of capitalism once WA TE aIE It was around this perspective that the Italian Trobkyists intervened in the campaign on the divorce laus. In particular they stressed the need to Warn from thi recent strikes such as the one at Fat in order to develop new forms of strude for the foture Next week Red Weetly will carry a Jong interview with one of our conrade who look part in the Fiat strike, providing essential background to an understanding of what has become one of the central arenas of the European class stuggle.
Red Weekly 18 May 1974 Pag