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2011
Berlusconi is forced to quit as Prime Minister, and economist Mario Monti is put in charge, heading a
government of technocrats. Young, antimafia prosecutor Luigi de Magistris becomes mayor of
Naples.
2013
On 4 March, Naples' much-loved Città della Scienza museum is destroyed in an arson attack. The
crime is widely blamed on the Camorra, with the mayor of Naples' tweeting 'Naples is under attack'.
2013
After an inconclusive election, Enrico Letta is named Prime Minister of a shaky left-right coalition.
The Five Star Movement wins 25% of the votes but refuses to enter any pacts with the other parties.
