Italy is heading for a snap election
Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s President, now faces appointing a caretaker government to take the country to…
Italy’s president aims to break the post-election impasse
Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s president, will hold a new round of consultations at the Quirinale Palace…
Italy faces many more months of political uncertainty
Luigi Di Maio, the leader of Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement, has called for a…
Italian President dissolves parliament, setting the country on the path to general elections
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has dissolved parliament, launching a two-month campaign. The general election would…
The political mood in Italy is shifting towards the right
Italy's centre-right led by former three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a clear victory in…
Matteo Renzi takes the first step to win back the premiership
Matteo Renzi, Italy’s former prime minister, won the race to lead the ruling centre-left Democratic…
The most pressing issue for the new Italian government is the rescue of Monte dei Paschi di Siena
The most pressing issue for Italy’s new technocratic government led by prime minister Paolo Gentiloni,…
Matteo Renzi suffers a humiliating defeat in a referendum on constitutional reforms
Matteo Renzi, the centre-left prime minister, has suffered a heavy defeat in a referendum on…