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Giorgia Meloni Tops List As Europe's Most Powerful Figure
Although an endorser of Benito Mussolini, being at the forefront of dragging European politics to the far right and introducing stringent policies on migration and LGBTQ+ rights, her government has brought stability to an otherwise volatile political
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Italian MP Takes Gun To Party, Guest Gets Shot, Says "Not Me That Fired"
An MP from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party was at the centre of a political storm on Tuesday after taking a gun to a New Year's Eve party where someone was shot with it.
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G7's Political Relevance At Stake Over Israel-Gaza Response: Experts
The Group of Seven (G7) bloc of wealthy democracies risks eroding its relevance as a force to tackle major geopolitical crises over an apparent struggle between its member nations to agree on a firm, united approach to Israel's war in Gaza.
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Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi And His Many Scandals
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was dogged throughout his life by legal woes and scandal, which became as much a part of his legend as his work in politics, media and sport.
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Mario Draghi: Eurozone Saviour Felled By Italy's Fractious Parties
Mario Draghi, credited with helping save the eurozone as head of the European Central Bank, presided over a remarkable period of unity as Italy's premier before falling foul of its notoriously unstable political system.
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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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Draghi's Future Uncertain In Italy's Unprecedented Political Crisis
Italy faced unprecedented political uncertainty on Friday as a severe government crisis put Mario Draghi's future as prime minister on tenterhooks, raising the spectre of snap elections while unnerving the debt markets.
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Italy's President Sergio Mattarella Re-Elected, Easing Crisis
Italy's parties Saturday voted overwhelmingly for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to remain for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone's third-largest economy.
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Italy's Third Vote For President Seen Failing With Parties At Loggerheads
Italy's political parties will hold a third round of voting on Wednesday to elect a new head of state, but with the parties at loggerheads over a mutually acceptable candidate it is almost certain to be inconclusive.
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Euro 2020: UK Agonises After Racial Abuse Of England Football Stars
Political leaders and footballing chiefs in the United Kingdom spoke out against the racial abusing England stars after the Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.
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Italy PM To Resign Today Amid Political Turmoil, Seek New Government
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.
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Congress To Pay Migrants' Fare, Says Sonia Gandhi. Centre's "Italy" Dig
Sonia Gandhi's announcement today that the Congress would pay the train fare for migrants heading home amid the lockdown set up a huge political row, with the government calling it a baseless move that would "mess up the entire system and create chaos". A detailed rebuttal from top sources came with the comment: "We don't want our villages becoming...
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Italy's Matteo Salvini Says Government Is Finished, Wants Elections
The leader of Italy's ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.
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Islampur Clashes, Student Deaths Risk Sparking New Political Flashpoint In Bengal
The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...
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MP Justifies Absence From Parliament, Insists He Can Do Politics From Boat
An Italian sailing champion turned MP faced a wave of criticism Tuesday after he justified his frequent absence from parliament by insisting he could also do politics from his boat.
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Giorgia Meloni Tops List As Europe's Most Powerful Figure
Although an endorser of Benito Mussolini, being at the forefront of dragging European politics to the far right and introducing stringent policies on migration and LGBTQ+ rights, her government has brought stability to an otherwise volatile political
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Italian MP Takes Gun To Party, Guest Gets Shot, Says "Not Me That Fired"
An MP from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party was at the centre of a political storm on Tuesday after taking a gun to a New Year's Eve party where someone was shot with it.
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G7's Political Relevance At Stake Over Israel-Gaza Response: Experts
The Group of Seven (G7) bloc of wealthy democracies risks eroding its relevance as a force to tackle major geopolitical crises over an apparent struggle between its member nations to agree on a firm, united approach to Israel's war in Gaza.
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Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi And His Many Scandals
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was dogged throughout his life by legal woes and scandal, which became as much a part of his legend as his work in politics, media and sport.
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Mario Draghi: Eurozone Saviour Felled By Italy's Fractious Parties
Mario Draghi, credited with helping save the eurozone as head of the European Central Bank, presided over a remarkable period of unity as Italy's premier before falling foul of its notoriously unstable political system.
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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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Draghi's Future Uncertain In Italy's Unprecedented Political Crisis
Italy faced unprecedented political uncertainty on Friday as a severe government crisis put Mario Draghi's future as prime minister on tenterhooks, raising the spectre of snap elections while unnerving the debt markets.
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Italy's President Sergio Mattarella Re-Elected, Easing Crisis
Italy's parties Saturday voted overwhelmingly for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to remain for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone's third-largest economy.
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Italy's Third Vote For President Seen Failing With Parties At Loggerheads
Italy's political parties will hold a third round of voting on Wednesday to elect a new head of state, but with the parties at loggerheads over a mutually acceptable candidate it is almost certain to be inconclusive.
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Euro 2020: UK Agonises After Racial Abuse Of England Football Stars
Political leaders and footballing chiefs in the United Kingdom spoke out against the racial abusing England stars after the Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.
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Italy PM To Resign Today Amid Political Turmoil, Seek New Government
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.
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Congress To Pay Migrants' Fare, Says Sonia Gandhi. Centre's "Italy" Dig
Sonia Gandhi's announcement today that the Congress would pay the train fare for migrants heading home amid the lockdown set up a huge political row, with the government calling it a baseless move that would "mess up the entire system and create chaos". A detailed rebuttal from top sources came with the comment: "We don't want our villages becoming...
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Italy's Matteo Salvini Says Government Is Finished, Wants Elections
The leader of Italy's ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.
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Islampur Clashes, Student Deaths Risk Sparking New Political Flashpoint In Bengal
The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...
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MP Justifies Absence From Parliament, Insists He Can Do Politics From Boat
An Italian sailing champion turned MP faced a wave of criticism Tuesday after he justified his frequent absence from parliament by insisting he could also do politics from his boat.
