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 outgoing far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini on Friday excluded his League party forming any future coalition with former premier Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190831/we-do-not-need-anything-or-anyone-salvini-tells-rally Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:11:19 +0200 we-do-not-need-anything-or-anyone-salvini-tells-rally A candidate from Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, supported by the League as part of a right wing bloc, won local elections in Italy's Basilicata region. https://www.thelocal.it/20190325/more-local-election-success-for-italys-right-wing-in-basilicata Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:21:32 +0100 more-local-election-success-for-italys-right-wing-in-basilicata Italy appears to be no closer to forming a government after two days of informal consultations between the parties and the speaker of the Senate. https://www.thelocal.it/20180420/berlusconi-italians-voted-badly-no-closer-government Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:54:47 +0200 berlusconi-italians-voted-badly-no-closer-government European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, the man picked by Silvio Berlusconi as his choice to be Italy's next prime minister, is an affable networker and long-time ally of the billionaire media tycoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/who-is-antonio-tajani-berlusconi-italy-next-prime-minister Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:09:30 +0100 who-is-antonio-tajani-berlusconi-italy-next-prime-minister Silvio Berlusconi tipped European Parliament President Antonio Tajani as his choice for Italian premier on Thursday after leading his rightwing coalition in a public display of unity just days ahead of a general election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/italy-centre-right-coalition-in-rare-public-display-of-unity Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:25:03 +0100 italy-centre-right-coalition-in-rare-public-display-of-unity Italian billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday announced that European Parliament President Antonio Tajani would be his candidate for prime minister if his centre-right grouping wins Sunday's election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/silvio-berlusconi-announces-forza-italia-candidate-for-italian-prime-minister-election-european-parliament-president-antonio-tajani Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:57:13 +0100 silvio-berlusconi-announces-forza-italia-candidate-for-italian-prime-minister-election-european-parliament-president-antonio-tajani Is Silvio Berlusconi set for a political comeback after Sunday's election? Politics professor James Newell takes a look at the role the Forza Italia leader has carved out for himself after being written off by many as irrelevant. https://www.thelocal.it/20180228/what-to-expect-silvio-berlusconi-italian-election-march-2018-result Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:11:28 +0100 what-to-expect-silvio-berlusconi-italian-election-march-2018-result Sidestepping sex scandals, serial gaffes and legal woes, Silvio Berlusconi's astonishing return to frontline politics rolled on Sunday at a party gathering where adoring supporters feted the billionaire mogul as Italy's next kingmaker. https://www.thelocal.it/20180226/inside-forza-italia-campaign-silvio-berlusconi-supporters Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:12:31 +0100 inside-forza-italia-campaign-silvio-berlusconi-supporters Flamboyant former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 81, is vying for an improbable political comeback in the March 4th election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180226/silvio-berlusconi-gaffes-quotes-history-profile Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:49:28 +0100 silvio-berlusconi-gaffes-quotes-history-profile Despite a fraud conviction and sex scandal, Italy's 81-year-old former leader Silvio Berlusconi has one last political victory in his sights in general elections less than two weeks away. https://www.thelocal.it/20180222/profile-silvio-berlusconi-forza-italia Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:51:51 +0100 profile-silvio-berlusconi-forza-italia As part of our introductions to Italy's main political parties ahead of the 2018 general election, we take a look at the party led by Silvio Berlusconi and the senior ally in his centre-right coalition: Forza Italia (FI). https://www.thelocal.it/20180215/italian-election-2018-silvio-berlusconi-forza-italia Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:43:05 +0100 italian-election-2018-silvio-berlusconi-forza-italia Italy's main political forces began in earnest on Sunday to plot strategies for the upcoming general election, as the country's finance minister raised a red flag over political uncertainty in the eurozone's third largest economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180108/italys-political-forces-begin-to-prepare-for-2018-election Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:09:09 +0100 italys-political-forces-begin-to-prepare-for-2018-election The European Court of Human Rights has begun hearing the case against a ban that prevents Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi from running for public office. https://www.thelocal.it/20171122/european-human-rights-court-silvio-berlusconi-case Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:20:05 +0100 european-human-rights-court-silvio-berlusconi-case They used to call him the Comeback Kid, but even Silvio Berlusconi's most ardent supporters may have underestimated the scandal-hit former leader's abilities to claw his way back to the political summit once more. https://www.thelocal.it/20171121/silvio-berlusconi-court-ban-public-office Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:06:33 +0100 silvio-berlusconi-court-ban-public-office The centre-right Forza Italia party has called for restrictions on the colour schemes of grave sites in a northern Italian town in reaction to the brightly coloured grave of a gay rights activist. https://www.thelocal.it/20171107/forza-italia-calls-for-restrictions-on-graves-colour-schemes-over-vivid-tomb-of-lgbt-activist Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:15:00 +0100 forza-italia-calls-for-restrictions-on-graves-colour-schemes-over-vivid-tomb-of-lgbt-activist Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party is set to team up with the far-right Northern League and conservative Brothers of Italy party to contest next year’s election. https://www.thelocal.it/20171103/the-arancino-pact-berlusconi-centre-right-alliance Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:31:22 +0100 the-arancino-pact-berlusconi-centre-right-alliance Ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is backing a new pro-animal rights movement in his latest political comeback - and it's not the first time he's used dogs to appeal to voters. https://www.thelocal.it/20170531/silvio-berlusconi-movement-animal-rights-votes-dogs-pets Wed, 31 May 2017 16:04:27 +0200 silvio-berlusconi-movement-animal-rights-votes-dogs-pets A poster advertising a gay night at a southern Italian bar has prompted outcry, with local political groups calling for the event to be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.it/20170412/italian-bar-cafe-faces-backlash-over-gay-last-supper-poster Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:30:02 +0200 italian-bar-cafe-faces-backlash-over-gay-last-supper-poster Silvio Berlusconi celebrates his 80th birthday on Thursday with a girlfriend nearly half a century his junior and a family he regrets neglecting as he pursued his business and political careers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/berlusconi-at-80-i-do-have-regrets Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:51:27 +0200 berlusconi-at-80-i-do-have-regrets Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party has joined forces with the Northern League, led by Matteo Salvini, in an attempt to win right-wing seats in May’s regional elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20150402/berlusconi-and-salvini-parties-join-forces Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:48:20 +0200 berlusconi-and-salvini-parties-join-forces