https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi announced on Tuesday that he was leaving the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) to form his own party, potentially destabilizing the days-old ruling coalition. https://www.thelocal.it/20190917/italy-ex-pm-matteo-renzi-quits-democratic-party-to-form-new-movement Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:29:59 +0200 italy-ex-pm-matteo-renzi-quits-democratic-party-to-form-new-movement Members of Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of forming a government with the centre-left, pulling the country back from the brink of snap elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190903/italy-new-coalition-hangs-in-the-balance-as-five-star-members-vote Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:40:57 +0200 italy-new-coalition-hangs-in-the-balance-as-five-star-members-vote Italy's staunchly pro-European, centre-left Democratic Party -- riven by internal divisions and lagging in the polls -- is now betting its future on an audacious tie-up with the country's anti-establishment movement. https://www.thelocal.it/20190903/analysis-why-italy-democratic-party-is-betting-its-future-on-an-unlikely-coalition-five-star-movement Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:39:54 +0200 analysis-why-italy-democratic-party-is-betting-its-future-on-an-unlikely-coalition-five-star-movement Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) warned on Friday that its tentative coalition deal with the centre-left Democratic Party could still fall apart. https://www.thelocal.it/20190830/five-star-warns-italy-coalition-deal-could-fall-apart Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:15:35 +0200 five-star-warns-italy-coalition-deal-could-fall-apart UPDATED: Italian premier-designate Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday that a new hastily-formed coalition would lead a "more united, inclusive" country following the collapse of the country's populist government. https://www.thelocal.it/20190829/italys-democratic-party-and-five-star-movement-confirm-government-agreement Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:57:14 +0200 italys-democratic-party-and-five-star-movement-confirm-government-agreement UPDATED: The leader of Italy's Democratic Party has told the country's president his party is ready to form a government with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement following days of crisis talks after the ruling coalition collapsed. https://www.thelocal.it/20190828/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coalition-talks-in-italy Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:47:20 +0200 heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coalition-talks-in-italy Supporters of Italy's fractured centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday elected Nicola Zingaretti as new leader, an ex-communist son of a bank manager who will now take on the ruling populist coalition led by the hard-right League. https://www.thelocal.it/20190304/nicola-zingaretti-elected-leader-of-italian-opposition Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:35:22 +0100 nicola-zingaretti-elected-leader-of-italian-opposition Supporters of Italy's fractured centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) choose a new leader on Sunday who they hope can take on the ruling populist coalition led by the hard-right League. https://www.thelocal.it/20190303/italy-to-choose-centre-left-leader-to-battle-populists Sun, 03 Mar 2019 10:35:06 +0100 italy-to-choose-centre-left-leader-to-battle-populists Tens of thousands of Italians rallied in Rome on Sunday for the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) as it seeks to rebound from a shock defeat to a populist coalition in June. https://www.thelocal.it/20181001/italy-democratic-party-tries-to-bounce-back Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:01:00 +0200 italy-democratic-party-tries-to-bounce-back The Democratic Party-led centre left coalition lost key 'safe' seats in Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and other provinces as the centre right and the League won seats it has never taken before in regional elections across Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180625/centre-right-coalition-takes-fortresses-of-the-left-in-regional-elections Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:27:13 +0200 centre-right-coalition-takes-fortresses-of-the-left-in-regional-elections Italy's centre-left Democratic Party on Thursday delayed a decision on forming a government with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) to next week, prolonging political uncertainty almost two months after inconclusive elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20180426/italys-efforts-to-form-a-government-have-been-delayed-again Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:36:54 +0200 italys-efforts-to-form-a-government-have-been-delayed-again Hundreds of women in Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) have signed an appeal to party leaders, saying it must fix a sexist internal culture in order to restore its credibility. https://www.thelocal.it/20180412/400-women-in-italys-democratic-party-protest-boys-club-culture Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:42:08 +0200 400-women-in-italys-democratic-party-protest-boys-club-culture The outgoing leader of Italy's vanquished centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Matteo Renzi, on Monday again ruled out joining forces with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement that came first in the country's general election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180312/matteo-renzi-democratic-party-five-star-movement-coalition Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:40:33 +0100 matteo-renzi-democratic-party-five-star-movement-coalition Italians are used to living with political uncertainty thanks to the over 60 governments it has piled through since the republic was established after the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.it/20180301/what-to-expect-after-2018-march-italian-election-possible-outcomes-win Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:25:56 +0100 what-to-expect-after-2018-march-italian-election-possible-outcomes-win Italy's election will take place on March 4th -- that much is certain. But with a new and untested electoral system, deep rifts in the ruling Democratic Party, and a possible comeback on the cards for one Silvio Berlusconi, anything could happen. https://www.thelocal.it/20180123/italian-election-2018-party-pledges-manifesto-democratic-m5s-northern-league-forza-italia Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:05:14 +0100 italian-election-2018-party-pledges-manifesto-democratic-m5s-northern-league-forza-italia After overcoming a brutal acid attack organized by an ex-lover, Lucia Annibali is using her power as a symbol of the battle against gender-based violence to take that fight to Italy's parliament. https://www.thelocal.it/20180227/lucia-annibali-interview-acid-attack-survivor-democratic-party-italian-election Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:00:49 +0100 lucia-annibali-interview-acid-attack-survivor-democratic-party-italian-election Parliament is not expected to vote on the government's controversial proposal to reform Italy's citizenship laws this term, whips said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171221/italy-vote-citizenship-reform-ius-soli Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:14:23 +0100 italy-vote-citizenship-reform-ius-soli Italy's ruling Democratic Party on Monday unveiled a proposal to get rid of one- and two-cent coins from 2018 onwards. https://www.thelocal.it/20170517/italy-mulls-proposal-to-scrap-1-and-2-cent-coins Wed, 17 May 2017 10:22:01 +0200 italy-mulls-proposal-to-scrap-1-and-2-cent-coins Former prime minister Matteo Renzi is widely expected to regain leadership of Italy's Democratic Party (PD) in a vote set for Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170428/renzi-looks-set-to-make-a-comeback-as-party-leader Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:23:22 +0200 renzi-looks-set-to-make-a-comeback-as-party-leader As Italy's major parties start preparations for the general election in a year's time, a new rival has been born - and it's amassed thousands of followers on social media. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/how-a-joke-political-party-became-the-fourth-largest-in-italy Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:59:46 +0100 how-a-joke-political-party-became-the-fourth-largest-in-italy