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Italy’s voters give boost to fragile coalition, shun Grillo

August 24, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Italian voters gave Prime Minister Enrico Letta's fragile coalition government a badly needed boost in local elections, shunning Beppe Grillo's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement three months after its...

Italy’s Letta tells Merkel Europe needs more growth

August 24, 2021 at 8:48 a.m.

ROME/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, fresh from winning a confidence vote in parliament, told Germany on Tuesday his government would meet its budget commitments but expected Europe...

Italian parliament fails to elect state president in slap to Bersani

August 24, 2021 at 2:48 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's parliament failed to elect a new state president in the first two votes on Thursday with a center-left rebellion against leader Pier Luigi Bersani torpedoing his...

Pope Francis says hypocrisy undermines Church’s credibility

August 24, 2021 at 2:34 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday said clergy and Christians must not betray the word of God with their actions or they undermine the credibility of the Catholic Church....

Italy’s Berlusconi says he would be PM candidate if new vote held

August 24, 2021 at 2:34 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's four-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday he would stand to lead the country for a fifth time if a snap vote is called after...

Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain

August 22, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's election campaign drew to a close on Friday with the weak performance of outgoing premier Mario Monti key to a deeply uncertain and potentially unstable result....

Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain

August 23, 2021 at 11:48 p.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's election campaign drew to a close on Friday with the weak performance of outgoing premier Mario Monti key to a deeply uncertain and potentially unstable result....

Analysis: Berlusconi surge evokes recurring nightmare for Italy’s left

June 25, 2019 at 4:03 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's remarkable fightback ahead of Italy's election has revived a recurring nightmare for the country's center-left - that they can throw away a commanding lead in...

Analysis: Berlusconi surge evokes recurring nightmare for Italy’s left

August 23, 2021 at 11:40 p.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's remarkable fightback ahead of Italy's election has revived a recurring nightmare for the country's center-left - that they can throw away a commanding lead in...

Scandals seen boosting Italy’s anti-establishment party before vote

August 22, 2019 at 8:55 a.m.

ROME (Reuters) - Comic Beppe Grillo's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement appears to be stealing momentum from Silvio Berlusconi after a string of scandals that have hit the main political parties just...

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