Italy's election was a month ago and the country is still without a government — here's a snapshot of the chaos

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• A month on from Italy's general election, the country's political situation is no clearer.
• The Five Star Movement is the biggest single party, but will only consider working with either the right-wing Lega Nord, or the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
• The PD, however, does not want to be in government, while the Lega Nord would rather work with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party.
• Gridlock has ensued, and no end is in sight.

One month on from the Italian election — a political event many believed would be crucial for the future of the Eurozone — and the shape of Italy's next government is still completely unclear.

The election failed to produce a majority winner, or even an obvious structure for a coalition — with the largest single party, the Five Star Movement, initially ruling out entering into government with any other party.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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