It is well documented that the CIA heavily influenced elections in Italy after ww2, especially in 1948 when they supported the Christian Democrats in opposition

It is well documented that the CIA heavily influenced elections in Italy after ww2, especially in 1948 when they supported the Christian Democrats in opposition to communism. It’s not the Cold War anymore, but I’m sure this part of their history is a factor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Italian_general_election https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Italian_general_electio...