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 Italy's Five Star Movement had until recently threatened to upend the political status quo, but today the party is becoming ‘totally irrelevant’, political commentators say. https://www.thelocal.it/20210521/on-the-rocks-is-this-the-end-for-italys-five-star-movement Fri, 21 May 2021 14:43:50 +0200 on-the-rocks-is-this-the-end-for-italys-five-star-movement The head of Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), which co-governs the country, stepped down as party leader on Wednesday in a move likely to trigger political shockwaves. https://www.thelocal.it/20200122/luigi-di-maio-rumoured-to-quit-as-head-of-italys-five-star-movement Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:25:53 +0100 luigi-di-maio-rumoured-to-quit-as-head-of-italys-five-star-movement Italy's new foreign minister, Five Star Movement chief Luigi Di Maio, is a telegenic young gun who has turned his anti-establishment party into a mainstream political force capable of allying with right and left. https://www.thelocal.it/20190905/luigi-di-maio-from-political-upstart-to-italy-foreign-minister Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:03:28 +0200 luigi-di-maio-from-political-upstart-to-italy-foreign-minister 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 anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) -- a champion of "digital democracy" -- on Tuesday puts its new government deal to a vote among its members through its online platform, Rousseau. https://www.thelocal.it/20190828/the-five-star-digital-voting-platform-that-could-threaten-a-government-deal-in-italy Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:17:24 +0200 the-five-star-digital-voting-platform-that-could-threaten-a-government-deal-in-italy Born ten years ago from a grassroots rebellion against traditional politics, Italy's Five Star Movement has evolved into a party capable of forging alliances with the far-right and now the left. https://www.thelocal.it/20190902/how-the-rebel-five-star-movement-joined-italy-establishment Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:10:54 +0200 how-the-rebel-five-star-movement-joined-italy-establishment 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 Giuseppe Conte was on Thursday given a new mandate to govern, this time with a coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party after the fall of the Five Star's alliance with the far-right League. So how did we get here? Here's a recap. https://www.thelocal.it/20190821/timeline-how-did-italian-politics-election-coalition-chaos Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:24:21 +0200 timeline-how-did-italian-politics-election-coalition-chaos 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 Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement threatened on Tuesday to pull the plug on tense negotiations with the centre-left Democratic Party over forming a new government, insisting its choice of prime minister was a red line. https://www.thelocal.it/20190827/italy-five-star-movement-threatens-to-abandon-talks-to-form-new-government Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:06:38 +0200 italy-five-star-movement-threatens-to-abandon-talks-to-form-new-government Italy's president on Monday allowed an extra day for coalition negotiations, interpreted by some as a hopeful sign that a deal may be in the works weeks after the government collapsed. https://www.thelocal.it/20190827/italian-president-gives-parties-extra-day-to-thrash-out-a-coalition Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:03:30 +0200 italian-president-gives-parties-extra-day-to-thrash-out-a-coalition Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) said talks Friday with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement on forming a workable coalition government had been "positive". https://www.thelocal.it/20190824/talks-to-form-new-italy-coalition-positive Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:24:31 +0200 talks-to-form-new-italy-coalition-positive Italy's political parties have been asked to form a new coalition by Tuesday, after the country's president concluded two days of crisis talks. https://www.thelocal.it/20190823/italys-president-sets-deadline-to-form-a-new-government Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:14:48 +0200 italys-president-sets-deadline-to-form-a-new-government Italy enters a second day of crisis talks between the president and party leaders on Thursday after the prime minister resigned. https://www.thelocal.it/20190822/italy-enters-second-day-of-talks-aimed-at-solving-political-crisis Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:53:55 +0200 italy-enters-second-day-of-talks-aimed-at-solving-political-crisis Following Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's resignation, Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday began talks aimed at resolving the political crisis. But what happens now? https://www.thelocal.it/20190821/what-next-for-italy-these-are-the-five-likeliest-scenarios Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:43:42 +0200 what-next-for-italy-these-are-the-five-likeliest-scenarios Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) voted Thursday to keep leader Luigi Di Maio after the party's flop in European elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190531/italy-five-star-movement-votes-to-keep-luigi-di-maio-as-leader Fri, 31 May 2019 11:00:32 +0200 italy-five-star-movement-votes-to-keep-luigi-di-maio-as-leader Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) will vote Thursday on whether to ditch leader Luigi Di Maio after the party's flop at European elections, the deputy prime minister said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190529/italys-m5s-to-decide-leaders-fate-after-eu-vote-flop Wed, 29 May 2019 14:36:46 +0200 italys-m5s-to-decide-leaders-fate-after-eu-vote-flop Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) wants to team up with like-minded populist parties and form a new grouping within the European Parliament to take power from the traditional left and right, its leader said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190429/italys-five-star-movement-wants-to-change-the-eu-parliament Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:37:11 +0200 italys-five-star-movement-wants-to-change-the-eu-parliament One half of Italy's government trounced the other in Abruzzo and Sardinia. It's a sign which way the wind is blowing nationwide, writes Davide Vampa, lecturer in politics at Aston University. https://www.thelocal.it/20190228/analysis-salvini-league-in-charge-italy-local-elections Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:21:13 +0100 analysis-salvini-league-in-charge-italy-local-elections