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02-26-2018, 07:24 PM
John Oliver announces he's running for prime minister of Italy because why the heck not
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A television personality becoming leader of a country? That's preposterous.
SEE ALSO: John Oliver emerges victorious against the man he once called a 'geriatric Dr. Evil' (https://mashable.com/2018/02/24/john-oliver-coal-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/)
On Sunday night, John Oliver covered the impending Italian election (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43167699). He ran down the list of candidates, presenting Italy's current political situation as a dire one, particularly given the apparent comeback (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/23/berlusconi-salvini-united-italian-elections-forza-italia-lega) of ex-prime minister and waxwork come-to-life, Silvio Berlusconi.
Oliver has a new option for Italian people. He consulted "half a dozen" Italian legal experts who told him that he can't run for Italian prime minister but equally "admitted" that the Italian constitution does not specifically prohibit a non-politician, or even a non-citizen from running. So he's doing it anyway. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/john-oliver-italian-elections/)
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A television personality becoming leader of a country? That's preposterous.
SEE ALSO: John Oliver emerges victorious against the man he once called a 'geriatric Dr. Evil' (https://mashable.com/2018/02/24/john-oliver-coal-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/)
On Sunday night, John Oliver covered the impending Italian election (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43167699). He ran down the list of candidates, presenting Italy's current political situation as a dire one, particularly given the apparent comeback (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/23/berlusconi-salvini-united-italian-elections-forza-italia-lega) of ex-prime minister and waxwork come-to-life, Silvio Berlusconi.
Oliver has a new option for Italian people. He consulted "half a dozen" Italian legal experts who told him that he can't run for Italian prime minister but equally "admitted" that the Italian constitution does not specifically prohibit a non-politician, or even a non-citizen from running. So he's doing it anyway. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/john-oliver-italian-elections/)
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