Tag: Sergio Mattarella

Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, has asked Giuseppe Conte to return as prime minister by heading up a coalition of the…

Far-right Italian prime ministerial hopeful Matteo Salvini’s allies have called for protests to oppose the formation of a new government…

Outgoing Italian prime minister Matteo Salvini’s move to bring down the coalition government during the summer appears to have undermined…

Italy’s 78-year-old president, Sergio Mattarella, will meet political leaders today (Thursday) in an effort to form a governing administration after…

Italy is on the verge of a constitutional crisis after anti-establishment Five-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio called for the impeachment of…

Italy’s political crisis has deepened with no sides backing down over demands by the two leading populist parties to appoint…

Italy’s two anti-establishment parties will try to reach a deal on forming a government after a leaked paper revealed plans…

Italy’s populist League and Five Star Movement (M5S) have proposed a political unknown to become prime minister and lead their…

The anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right League, two of Italy’s biggest populist parties, say they have made…

The Italian general election is being seen as a further victory of nationalist, anti-European and anti-establishment parties. When combined the…

Exit polls in Italy suggest a right-of-centre alliance led by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia has the best…