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 What does the electoral map look like in Italy? The Local breaks down the European election results by region. https://www.thelocal.it/20190527/italy-eu-election-results-by-region-who-won-where Mon, 27 May 2019 11:40:49 +0200 italy-eu-election-results-by-region-who-won-where “The fuse that will lead to the government's collapse has been lit”, said Italian political experts on Monday following the League's EU election triumph. https://www.thelocal.it/20190527/far-right-league-victory-in-eu-vote-strains-italy-coalition Mon, 27 May 2019 14:52:31 +0200 far-right-league-victory-in-eu-vote-strains-italy-coalition Matteo Salvini's anti-immigration League, which triumphed at the European elections in Italy, did particularly well in centres seen as migrant 'hot spots', including a town held up as a model of integration. https://www.thelocal.it/20190527/matteo-salvini-league-italy-eu-election-migrants-lampedusa-riace-ventimiglia Mon, 27 May 2019 14:52:16 +0200 matteo-salvini-league-italy-eu-election-migrants-lampedusa-riace-ventimiglia Five years is a long time in Italian politics, as the difference between the latest European election results and the last vote shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20190527/winners-losers-italy-eu-election-results Mon, 27 May 2019 14:04:11 +0200 winners-losers-italy-eu-election-results The populist League party led by Matteo Salvini performed even better than expected in the European elections, winning more than 34 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20190527/italy-european-election-resullts Mon, 27 May 2019 08:55:37 +0200 italy-european-election-resullts The populist League party of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini won the most votes in Sunday's European elections with 27-31 percent, according to exit polls. https://www.thelocal.it/20190526/breaking-italys-far-right-league-top-party-in-eu-vote-exit-polls Mon, 27 May 2019 01:26:54 +0200 breaking-italys-far-right-league-top-party-in-eu-vote-exit-polls Besides European parliamentary polls this weekend, EU citizens are also able to vote and stand in municipal elections in member countries where they live, even if they are not nationals. https://www.thelocal.it/20190526/what-eu-citizens-living-in-other-countries-need-to-know-about-voting-in-local-elections Sun, 26 May 2019 16:11:58 +0200 what-eu-citizens-living-in-other-countries-need-to-know-about-voting-in-local-elections Italy's far-right League and anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) have bickered incessantly since the coalition came to power nearly a year ago, and their performances at the European elections on Sunday could lead to the end of their partnership, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20190526/will-eu-vote-spell-the-end-of-italys-populist-rule Sun, 26 May 2019 13:41:12 +0200 will-eu-vote-spell-the-end-of-italys-populist-rule Each country in the European Union has its own rules for voting in the May 23-26 elections to the bloc's parliament. Here is an overview. https://www.thelocal.it/20190526/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-the-european-elections-work Sun, 26 May 2019 10:57:12 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-how-the-european-elections-work New players are exploiting internet lawlessness to disrupt democracy at this week's European elections, says a new report that points a finger at far-right populists and cyber militias. https://www.thelocal.it/20190525/eu-vote-faces-new-covert-digital-threats-report Sat, 25 May 2019 15:05:35 +0200 eu-vote-faces-new-covert-digital-threats-report The results of the EU elections could lead to a drastic shake-up in Italy's national government, says Italian politics expert Daniele Albertazzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20190525/how-eu-elections-could-lead-to-collapse-of-yet-another-italian-government Sat, 25 May 2019 11:09:05 +0200 how-eu-elections-could-lead-to-collapse-of-yet-another-italian-government Populist and eurosceptic parties have emerged in many countries of the European Union, although not all go as far as wanting a Brexit-style departure. https://www.thelocal.it/20190525/european-elections-what-you-need-to-know-eurosceptics-and-populists Sat, 25 May 2019 10:55:47 +0200 european-elections-what-you-need-to-know-eurosceptics-and-populists Who gets a vote, what are they voting for and why does it matter? Political scientist Tatiana Coutto explains everything you need to know about the EU elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190524/european-elections-a-beginners-guide-to-the-vote Fri, 24 May 2019 12:32:18 +0200 european-elections-a-beginners-guide-to-the-vote Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini gathers Europe's disparate nationalists for a rally in Milan on Saturday, seeking to forge a united front ahead of European elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190518/salvini-seeks-european-nationalist-unity-at-milan-rally Sat, 18 May 2019 11:29:28 +0200 salvini-seeks-european-nationalist-unity-at-milan-rally Mussolini's great-grandson, who is running for a European Parliament seat with a small far-right Italian party, tried to nuance his fascist grandfather's legacy in comments to the foreign press in Rome on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190509/mussolini-great-grandson-defends-fascist-era-italy Thu, 09 May 2019 10:55:25 +0200 mussolini-great-grandson-defends-fascist-era-italy The 82-year-old politician insisted he hasn't yet reached “the end of the line” and will continue campaigning for the European elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190506/italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-op-and-vows-to-fight-election Mon, 06 May 2019 19:10:59 +0200 italys-berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-op-and-vows-to-fight-election Two of Europe's loudest anti-immigrant voices met in Hungary on Thursday to discuss forming closer ties between their parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20190503/italys-salvini-bonds-with-orban-at-razor-wire-fence-in-hungary Fri, 03 May 2019 11:01:11 +0200 italys-salvini-bonds-with-orban-at-razor-wire-fence-in-hungary Voter turnout at European Parliament elections has dropped steadily over the years, hitting a record low of 43 percent at the last poll in 2014. Ahead of the May 23-26 elections for the European Union's assembly, here is an overview. https://www.thelocal.it/20190421/falling-turnout-at-european-elections-the-reasons Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:16:27 +0200 falling-turnout-at-european-elections-the-reasons Tens of thousands of Facebook and Twitter messages sent by Italian candidates in the run up to next month's European elections will be monitored by a computer program for hate speech, a rights group said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190418/amnesty-to-monitor-italian-politicians-social-media-hate-speech Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:23:34 +0200 amnesty-to-monitor-italian-politicians-social-media-hate-speech Italy goes to the polls on May 26th to elect members of the European Parliament, from modern-day Mussolinis to anti-mafia hunters. https://www.thelocal.it/20190418/european-elections-in-italy-five-things-to-watch Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:33:43 +0200 european-elections-in-italy-five-things-to-watch