a traditional end of year address is silly as prime minister paolo gentle only defended his government's record he said they'd put the economy back on track and were managing the refugee crisis. the transition from criminal migration to the management of migration is possible it lives proving it with a one third reduction in arrival if this year and a seventy percent reduction in arrivals from july until now. but migration is likely to be one of the most divisive issues of the election campaign italy has been one of the main destinations for refugees trying to reach europe that presence has fueled support the populists such as the conservative alliance including a former prime minister silvio berlusconi he's been convicted for tax fraud so cannot become prime minister but he still vowing to make a comeback of sorts then there's the anti establishment five star movement which