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Christian vemocrats. ihey were the ones vho mde a coalition sith
the MSI, ‘they are the ones who move Large popular following and are
extending their action nyo all over Italy. A third movement is the
ponarchist Front, dir cted by a young member of +arlinment Alliata.
he latter movement is limited to Sicily, but is powerful there.
The problem őőr Lauro and his men is a simple one: if they succeed
to weld the three monarchist movem nts together into one Large singel
group, they will obtain enough votes at the coming elections, so that
no government could be formed without making appeal to theme. They
then could impose their conditions. De Gasperi would be in ho position
to deny them. So far, this unity is prevented more by personal
antagonism, than by differences of program. If the *talian monarchists
show enough wisdom to unite and to accept the dynami¢ program of
Lauro, they will be able to impose their will. In that case, they
can impose a plebiscite, probably towards the latter part of 1953 or
the early part of 1954. But if the stay in their division, the
mencuvers of de Gasperi will have a chance to succeed , thus taking
away the monarchist vot s for at least four more years, which might
be fatal to their plans.
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