Abstract
In 2002, the president of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, was repeatedly drawn into political debates. This had rarely happened in the past, so all comparison with his predecessors seems somehow unfitting. Ciampi was forced to take a stand on a large number of important political and institutional issues, including the actions of the government and the opposition’s response to these actions—which in the latter case took the form of forceful demands for his intervention—as well as conflict within Parliament and among institutions. Nevertheless, much to the disappointment of the centerleft opposition, Ciampi tended to act with great tact and reserve, making general appeals in an attempt to appease all concerned.
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