Italian Pm To Resign

The resignation of Italian premier Mario Draghi last week has led to concerns among the country about the rise of the far-right. Leading the race for power is Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is expected to resign today after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign before the government had even fallen.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced he will resign Tuesday, in what media reports said was an attempt to build a new government after weeks of political turmoil.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to delay his resignation for long enough to oversee the adoption of the country's 2017 budget.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began meeting political leaders on Friday after Prime Minister Enrico Letta's resignation, with leftist leader Matteo Renzi virtually certain to win the nomination to succeed him.

Caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti, looking tired and distraught, said on Wednesday he was ready to leave office a day after a prominent member of his government resigned over the handling of a dispute with India.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti addressed his country's parliament on Wednesday, a day after Italy's foreign minister resigned to protest against his government's decision to send two marines back to India to face trial in the deaths of two fishermen.

Asian stock markets turned higher Wednesday, with investment sentiment on the upswing after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised to resign once his country passes a new budget. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1 percent to 8,742.32. South Korea's Kospi was 0.8 percent higher at 1,917.94. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.3 percent to...

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi conceded Tuesday he no longer had the support to govern and announced he would resign like his Greek counterpart, becoming the biggest political casualty yet of the European debt crisis.

The resignation of Italian premier Mario Draghi last week has led to concerns among the country about the rise of the far-right. Leading the race for power is Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is expected to resign today after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign before the government had even fallen.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced he will resign Tuesday, in what media reports said was an attempt to build a new government after weeks of political turmoil.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to delay his resignation for long enough to oversee the adoption of the country's 2017 budget.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano began meeting political leaders on Friday after Prime Minister Enrico Letta's resignation, with leftist leader Matteo Renzi virtually certain to win the nomination to succeed him.

Caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti, looking tired and distraught, said on Wednesday he was ready to leave office a day after a prominent member of his government resigned over the handling of a dispute with India.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti addressed his country's parliament on Wednesday, a day after Italy's foreign minister resigned to protest against his government's decision to send two marines back to India to face trial in the deaths of two fishermen.

Asian stock markets turned higher Wednesday, with investment sentiment on the upswing after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised to resign once his country passes a new budget. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1 percent to 8,742.32. South Korea's Kospi was 0.8 percent higher at 1,917.94. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.3 percent to...

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi conceded Tuesday he no longer had the support to govern and announced he would resign like his Greek counterpart, becoming the biggest political casualty yet of the European debt crisis.