Italy Election Campaign

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  Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi Resigns After Coalition Implodes

  Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.

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  Italy PM Likely To Resign Today As 3 Parties Opt Out Of Trust Vote

  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.

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  "Haven't Been To Italy In 3-4 Years": Priyanka Gandhi On BJP Leader's Dig

  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, during a pit-stop today in her boat-ride in Uttar Pradesh to campaign for the national election, said that the ruling BJP's statement about the Congress not doing anything for the past 70 years is "past its expiry date".

• Court denies former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's bid to halt sex trial

  A Milan court on Monday rejected a bid by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to halt his sex-for-hire trial because of Italy's general election campaign, a ruling that means a verdict could come before the February vote.

• Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Monti set fiery Italian campaign tone

  Italy's Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday set the tone for his election campaign saying nobody should care about bond spreads, and accusing Mario Monti of being "German-centric" as the prime minister said he had spared Italy from the same fate as Greece.

• France is Europe's 'time-bomb': The Economist

  After accusing the French of being in "denial" during the presidential election campaign in late March, the British weekly The Economist now says that France is "the time-bomb at the heart of Europe."