Headlines: will Mario Draghi be Italy's savior?
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Mario Draghi.
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“
Can Draghi save Italy like he saved the euro
?
", Headlines the
Guardian
, the British daily explains that the former central banker will in any case need"
all the skills he has developed to save the European currency
"in order to hope to get Italy out of the crisis.
A credibility hailed by the markets, which have not forgotten its famous formula of "
whatever it takes
", the "
whatever it costs
" taken up since by Emmanuel Macron underlines the press.
These "
three simple words
", writes the
Guardian,
had "
saved the euro in 2012 by taming the financial markets
".
"In
addition to his great personal reputation
", notes the
Wall Street Journal
for its part
, "
Super Mario
" can also count on the European manna, "
the 209 billion euros of the economic recovery plan
" that the EU has promised to the 'Italy.
It is "
a huge asset
" insists the American daily.
This "will
allow Draghi to succeed where Conte failed
", also believes
Time
.
The Swiss daily highlights that "
the previous Italian government fell in particular because it had delegated the management of this plan to external managers
".
Draghi him "
will be able to manage it himself
", judges
Time
.
The advantage of having a banker at the head of the state.
Draghi in search of a majority to rule
The
Wall Street Journal
even believes that saving Italy from the economic crisis "
could be the easier part
", while Mario Draghi must first "
show that he has what it takes to become the next Premier. Italian Minister
”
by
“
convincing the political parties in conflict to support him
”.
And it is not won.
The 5-Star Movement has already refused its support for Draghi, notes the
Financial Times
, which explains that from now on "
it will only be able to obtain the majority it needs to govern with the support of the League
", the far-right party by Salvini.
The latter seems to "
extend a hand
" notes the FT, if he decided to support Draghi, the leader of the League could then become "
less radioactive
", explains a political scientist to the
Financial Times
"
it's like joining the foreign legion, you get a new passport and a new chance
”.
In Burma, the fear of a bloodbath
The international press does not hide its concerns about a possible popular uprising "
which could be repressed in blood
", underlines the
Financial Times
by the junta which brutally took over the reins of power.
The FT gives the floor to an analyst from Southeast Asia who believes that because of these risks "
the international response must be carefully calibrated
".
Burma, he writes, is "
a powder keg that could explode like a nuclear bomb
".
So he pleads in favor of "
the opening of negotiations
" of the European Union, of the United States directly with the junta.
"
As unpleasant as they are, these negotiations are necessary to avoid a bloodbath and restore Aung San Suu Kyi
."
He suggests that Western officials use "
Japan, close to Burma, or even the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
" as mediators
.
But we must act quickly, "
time is running out
" underlines the analyst, while "
civil disobedience is growing
".
The boss of the Tokyo Olympics in the hot seat after sexist comments
The 83-year-old former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, now president of the organizing committee for the Olympic Games, sparked a huge controversy earlier this week in the country after very disparaging comments about the women who sit on the boards of directors.
Remarks echoed throughout the Japanese press.
Anthology relayed in particular by the
Asahi Shimbun
, and the
Mainichi Shimbun
"
Women talk too much, they are very competitive, when one of them raises her hand, the others believe that they must also express themselves, and we waste a lot of time
”.
Immediate outcry on social networks and calls for his resignation.
"
The controversy around the former Prime Minister, prone to blunder,
" notes the daily
Mainichi,
"
is one more problem that the Olympics did not (really) need while the organizers are already trying to bring them to fruition in full pandemic
”.
In the same daily this Thursday morning, the former Prime Minister apologized "
after being scolded by his wife and daughter
", and he did not rule out resigning.
Before changing his mind, since he finally decided to stay at his post.
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