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AS IN MOST MEMBER NATIONS OF THE EC, EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN ITALY ARE HEAVILY CONDITIONED BY DOMESTIC POLITICAL EVENTS. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES ITALY'S 1989 POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ISSUES AND PERSONALITIES, IT EXAMINES THE EFFECT OF WORDS AND IMAGES PROJECTED BY THE MEDIA AND ANALYZES ELECTION RESULTS.

A SURVEY OF DELEGATES AT THE 17TH CONGRESS OF THE ITALIAN COMMUNIST PARTY INDICATES THAT THEY EMBRACE A VARIETY OF VERY DIFFERENT TENDENCIES, VIEWPOINTS, AND SENSIBILITIES. ALTHOUGH CERTAIN BASIC VALUES ARE REAFFIRMED IN THE DELEGATES' RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY, A PRAGMATIC, DOWN-TO-EARTH APPROACH TO COMMUNIST ACTIVISM PREVAILS IN THEIR ASSESSMENTS OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE PARTY AND THE TRADITIONAL SOCIALIST GOALS THAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE NEITHER ATTAINABLE NOR DESIRABLE.