Premier De Gasperi addresses peasant rally at Palatine Hill in Rome and Pope Pius blessing in Saint Peter's Square

The video covers a gathering of Italian peasants at Palatine Hill as Italy prepares for its first general election since 1948. Premier de Gasperi addresses the farmers, highlighting the passage of an electoral reform bill favoring his pro-Western party. The farmers then gather at St. Peter's for a blessing from Pope Pius XII, who warns against the threat of communism. The video concludes with a display of religious enthusiasm as Italy tests its democracy.

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