What’s wrong with Italy’s army??

Going through BBC.com, I came across this piece of information:

"Italian governments used to be notoriously short-lived.

The tactic of resigning and re-forming a government was used frequently to avoid elections.

Over a three-year period between the elections of 1976 and 1979, for instance, there were six different governments."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4465 253.stm

Six governments in three years? Like... what’s up with that???? And where was the patriotic Italian army during that time to bring necessary "political stability" to the country?

I know what the Italian army were missing.. It was missing a bit of ghairat & patriotism (found in abundance in our generals) and of course it was missing the presence of a fearless quick reaction force like 111 brigade in the vicinity of Rome.