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thumb Bettino Craxi, viewed by many as the symbol of Tangentopoli, leader of the Italian Socialist Party , is greeted by a salvo of coins as a sign of loath by protesters contesting him. Tangentopoli (Italian for bribeville) was the name used to indicate the corruption-based system that ruled Italy until the Mani pulite investigation delivered it a deadly blow in 1992.
Whether things have really changed since then, or whether only the names of those involved have, is a matter of debate.
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