The Golpe Borghese Successed

Borghese had a good support in secret service, Army and Carabinieri, and political support from Social Movement and some Christian Democracy leaders. But the popular reaction, guided by the Communist Party, may defeat them. Or lead to a great civil war.
 
It would last a few hours, perhaps a couple of days before the legitimate government suppresses the coup with purges of the secret service and suppression of the Mafia to follow.
Inevitably accusations of US involvement are made (mostly untrue). Italian politics lurches to the left. Possibly Italy suspends it's membership of NATO, though leaving is highly unlikely.
 
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