because of an extreme heatwave. people in the us state are being urged to turn down their air conditioning, switch off unneccesary lights, and avoid using major appliances in the afternoons and evenings. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept
a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept that right now, you in the centre left look as though you are going to lose? no, i think we will win. how can you think that, when the raw mathematics of this election look so bad for you? and i say that because the right has coordinated, it has organised, there is a very clear coalition of interests between all the right wing parties. they are fighting as a team. you, on the left, are not. there are two reasons. first reason is the fact that there s 40% of the people saying that they will abstain, or they are not decided. they have not decided what they want to do. second, because the unity of the right is a fake. they are united today, b
66 people are now known to have died and more than a dozen are still missing. others have been left stranded after landslides closed off roads. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept that right now, you in the centre left look as though you are going to lose? no
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept that right now, you in the centre left look as though you are going to lose? no, i think we will win. how can you think that, when the raw mathematics of this election look so bad for you? and i say that because the right has coordinated, it has organised
Also coming up over the next half hour, we will get more of the attributes that have been pouring in for the actor Philip Seymour hoffman, who has been found dead in his new york apartment at the age of 46, apparently the victim of a Drug Overdose. First, our top stories. The beleaguered ukrainian president has gone back to work after four days of sick leave. Viktor yanukovychs first task will be naming a new prime whoster to replace the one stepped down last week. The calls for Viktor Yanukovychs departure and sinew from the street. 60,000 protesters gathered for yet another rally yesterday. The opposition appeal for International Aid and mediation to end the deadly, twomonth standoff. The russian government published a communique urging the ukrainian opposition to give up on threats and ultimatums. We can speak to our correspondent in tf, Gulliver Cragg in kiev, Gulliver Cragg. Before the sick leave of the ofsident, the four days sick leave of the president have done nothing to dampe