Italian politics

For much of the past decade, Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party has served as the dependable linchpin of wobbly crisis cabinets, delivering responsible – if uninspiring – government. As the country heads to the polls…

As yet unaffected by the slings and arrows of governing, Giorgia Meloni is poised to carry her hard-right Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) party to victory in Italy’s general election on September 25, putting her…

Issued on: 26/08/2022 - 08:57 Giorgia Meloni is expected to become Italy’s next prime minister in the September 25 general elections as her far-right Brothers of Italy party…

Issued on: 24/07/2022 - 17:32 The only party in opposition during the reign of technocrat Mario Draghi’s national unity government, the post-fascist Brothers of Italy, looks…

Issued on: 14/07/2022 - 19:00 Mario Draghi said he would resign as Italian prime minister on Thursday, after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a…

Turbulence returned to Italian politics this week thanks to a fallout between the Five Star Movement’s two top figures. Party leader Giuseppe Conte opposes Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s support for Ukraine. Foreign…

Issued on: 22/01/2022 - 21:45 Billionaire former premier Silvio Berlusconi announced Saturday he will not run for Italy's presidency, ending his improbable candidacy two days before…

On paper, Rome’s Quirinale is too steep a hill to climb for Italy’s ageing tycoon-politician, saddled with legal woes, health problems and a sulphurous reputation. But writing off Silvio Berlusconi is still a risky bet…

Italy’s former hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini went on trial Saturday over his refusal to let a migrant rescue ship dock in August 2019, leaving some 147 people stranded at sea for days. The trial comes at a…