Moscow and Rome have just had outbreaks of riots, as many European capitals have been experiencing lately. A narrowly defeated vote of no confidence on PM Silvio Berlusconi in Rome led to rioting from protesters unhappy with him. In Russia, soccer supporters and racist nationalists started rioting and committing acts of violence. Most of those targeted within the Moscow riots were ethnic minorities.
Berlusconi hanging onto office when Rome erupts in violence
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been steadily losing support of both the government and also the citizens after passing austerity actions as many other European countries have done. Berlusconi has come under increasing fire from different directions, and the Italian parliament kept a "no confidence" vote, which missed passing by only three votes, as outlined by The Guardian. Numerous started to hear the news that Berlusconi was still in control. This started Rome riots. There were 90 people hurt, 50 of whom were police officers. The trade union and revolutionary socialists were attributed to the riots while 41 people were arrested.
Moscow soccer fans start a riot
Moscow rioting started after soccer matches too, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Apparently acts of violence against minorities happened. President Dimitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have condemned the collaboration between soccer fans and racist groups which Moscow residents have noticed. Prime Minister Putin said that racists and rioters were like a "virus" as many arrests have been made. Now Putin and Medvedev are working together to stop any other outbreaks in violence. They have made it clear that it is unacceptable. There is even more concern over the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It is to be hosted by Russia.
Seeing a lot of European violence
Violent protests have been breaking out all over Europe. Greece, France, Britain and Italy have all started austerity methods and cuts to social welfare programs. This has caused violent riots. It might be a while before everyone is willing to calm down and let tensions simmer.
Citations
The Guardian
guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/14/riots-rome-silvio-berlusconi-confidence-votes?INTCMP=SRCH
Christian Science Monitor
csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/1216/Russia-s-Putin-warns-of-police-crackdowns-on-agitators-in-annual-telethon
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