When even Mike Bongiorno and Lascia hypothesis were futuristic, the policy was anger and sweat. And it was in the square, face to face, in bedlam of the final campaign rally, with speakers (as many enemies as enemies ...) and took turns on stage and tried to charm the crowd to applause and shouts of supporters and mocking the protesters. Just sixty years ago, a counterpart to the last sleepy election campaign, ended one of the most heated political contests of the Republican history: the fateful elections of April 18, 1948. Those who, with the victory of the Christian Democratic Popular Front (PCI-PSI), the ultimate sign Italy's membership of the democratic field occidentale.Forlì had not yet recovered from the ravages of war, many were displaced and homeless, housed in emergency accommodation such as barracks and warehouses. Economic conditions were miserable for the vast majority of citizens and the political confrontation was poisoned by the strong ideological opposition. Perhaps only the common origin dall'antifascismo and the partisan struggle was holding the key policy areas - Democrats, Republicans and Social-- way to go from fact. In the mountains and farms of the underground storage 'reds' still had the weapons of war of liberation and the other side the police were ready to supply not only the' white 'but also, and above all, veterans of the RSI ready' curb Bolshevism '. LEADERS Franco were called in August (the mayor of liberation) and Adam Zanelli for the PCI, and Gino Giovanni Braschi Mattarelli for the DC, Just Tolloy for the Socialist Party and Bruno Angeletti for Pri. Yet there were episodes of tension in the stormy election campaign. First, the dispute centered on the electoral areas, with a fight to the poster on the walls of the city, mostly at night. It often happened that the brushes become imbued with the clubs, while those who climbed the stairs he ran the risk of being 'sabotaged' by some buio.Dopo opponent came out of the rupture of unity between the forces of resistance, the municipality was firmly in the hands of the left and in particular the PCI was a good and bad weather in the city. The same walls of the hall were a huge billboard election of the Popular Front with the emblem of Garibaldi. A face that, in the Democratic propaganda, the grin turned to Stalin. Why the 'red menace' was constantly agitated by scudocrociato and other right-wing forces. AND EVEN THE CHURCH fell heavily in the field with the Civic Committees (which gave an indication of the posters attacking at dawn, to prevent attack by communists who were torn instead came into action at midnight). Not only that, the parishes became the center of propaganda pro-Dc. "After dinner we discuss almost up to the 23 - reads the diary of Don Antonio Oratorio San Luigi Pirondi the date of March 19, 1948 - There is also the pastor. Subject: The way some of our young people in Bologna for the speech by De Gasperi. " And April 14: "After dinner large and small, and after a little 'game are almost all posters for ...». The priests were busy, with the slogan "God sees you in the voting booth, not Stalin." On April 18, at least in cities, the elections were held anyway in order. The prevalence of the Popular Front was very clear: the Social-21,232 votes (43%) against 11,220 (23%) to DC, 13376 (27%) to the PRI, a little less than three thousand votes to other parties, including for the first time Italian Social Movement (791 votes). At the national level but the Christian Democrats prevailed and the Popular Front for the defeat was burning. "Yes, it was a shock to the old leadership of the party - remember former Mayor Angelo Satanists, then a young member of the Communist Party - The first meeting after the elections took place in an atmosphere heavy and troubled. It went out with the reflection that it was necessary to urge De Gasperi on compliance with and enforcement of the Constitution. And today I think if we had won we would have had major problems mainly internally. To rate reform is too low among the former leaders of the party '.
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