Why A Eurozone Breakup Is Now More Likely Than Ever

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This Makes the Fiscal Cliff Look Like a Picnic While the mainstream media warns you of the coming fiscal cliff, this other hidden economic catastrophe may be 100 times worse. Expose the evidence Washington, D.C. and other world governments want to keep from you. Click here to learn the truth. December 20, 2012 2013 Eurozone Forecast: Why A Eurozone Breakup Is Now More Likely Than Ever [Editor's Note: Starting with his prescient observations about the French elections, Martin has provided insightful coverage of the Eurozone all year. Below he explains why Europe is not out of the woods yet.] By Martin Hutchinson, Global Investing Strategist To the complete shock of several analysts, the Eurozone managed to make it through 2012 without breaking up. However, 2013 is another story. Now that Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti has resigned, there's a good chance that Italy will be in the forefront of a new Eurozone crisis. That means 2013 doesn't look to be a good year for the euro, either-especially with new Italian elections likely to take place in February. Of course, the EU establishment hopes that Monti can remain in office, but with four very different candidates now jockeying for position, Italy is one of the continent's great question marks. Here's why... The leading candidates in this crucial contest include: Silvio Berlusconi, leading the remnants of his former rightist coalition, Monti himself, currently in negotiations with several centrist parties, Luigi Bersani, leading the left-wing Democrats, currently regarded as most likely to win And comedian Beppe Grillo, whose Five Star Movement is leftist and anti-authoritarian. Of these four, only Monti and Bersani would represent the continuation of the status quo. Meanwhile, the return of Berlusconi, whom the establishment forced out in 2011, would be a nightmare for the euro. That goes for the ascension of Grillo as well. 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