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 Italian anti-immigrant leader Matteo Salvini was disappointed on Monday at his party's result in general elections but pledged to work with Giorgia Meloni, who triumphed, to form a government. https://www.thelocal.it/20220926/doubts-rise-over-loose-cannon-salvini-after-italys-election Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:15:50 +0200 doubts-rise-over-loose-cannon-salvini-after-italys-election Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini, known for his admiration of Russia's Vladimir Putin, had a frosty reception on a trip to Poland amid the invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20220309/no-respect-polish-mayor-confronts-italys-salvini-over-putin-support Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:27:09 +0100 no-respect-polish-mayor-confronts-italys-salvini-over-putin-support Right-wing populist League party leader Matteo Salvini has seen his popularity fall as the coronavirus pandemic drowned out his anti-immigrant message - but will he make a comeback as Italy leaves lockdown behind? https://www.thelocal.it/20200609/analysis-how-italys-far-right-was-stalled-by-the-coronavirus-crisis Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:24:06 +0200 analysis-how-italys-far-right-was-stalled-by-the-coronavirus-crisis The Italian Senate has stripped League party leader Matteo Salvini of his parliamentary immunity, opening the way for a potentially career-derailing trial over alleged abuse of power and illegally detaining migrant while he was a government minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20200213/italys-senate-has-voted-to-send-salvini-to-trial-what-happens-now Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:56:19 +0100 italys-senate-has-voted-to-send-salvini-to-trial-what-happens-now British anti-fascist groups have planned a "Sardines"-style protest in Liverpool after events were organised in the name of Italian far-right League leader Matteo Salvini. https://www.thelocal.it/20200212/anger-over-plans-for-italys-salvini-to-speak-at-events-in-the-uk Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:37:16 +0100 anger-over-plans-for-italys-salvini-to-speak-at-events-in-the-uk Facebook has taken down a video of Italy's anti-immigrant League leader Matteo Salvini buzzing the intercom of a 17-year-old Tunisian-Italian to ask if he was dealing drugs, a lawyer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200128/facebook-removes-video-of-italys-salvini-ringing-teenagers-doorbell Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:01:45 +0100 facebook-removes-video-of-italys-salvini-ringing-teenagers-doorbell Matteo Salvini's bid for power saw him lose his place in government, but the head of the populist League thrives in opposition. Italian politics specialist Daniele Albertazzi explains why it's too soon to write Salvini off. https://www.thelocal.it/20190911/analysis-italy-why-matteo-salvini-is-down-but-not-out Wed, 11 Sep 2019 17:22:10 +0200 analysis-italy-why-matteo-salvini-is-down-but-not-out The end of Italy's nationalist, populist government marks a stunning defeat for League leader Matteo Salvini, but his political career is far from over. https://www.thelocal.it/20190830/matteo-salvini-italy-lost Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:11:38 +0200 matteo-salvini-italy-lost A charity ship rescued some 100 migrants in the Mediterranean Wednesday, including 22 small children who had survived their foundering dinghy being pummelled by a wave fellow occupants said drowned six people. https://www.thelocal.it/20190829/six-migrants-reported-dead-after-100-rescued-in-mediterranean-including-22-children Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:06:00 +0200 six-migrants-reported-dead-after-100-rescued-in-mediterranean-including-22-children Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Tuesday refused to allow a ship carrying dozens of migrants to enter Italian waters, the latest in a string of standoffs over migrant rescues. https://www.thelocal.it/20190828/italy-refuses-to-allow-another-ship-carrying-migrants-to-enter Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:30:23 +0200 italy-refuses-to-allow-another-ship-carrying-migrants-to-enter Dozens of migrants who disembarked on Italy's Lampedusa island were again in limbo as a European deal to redistribute them failed to materialize and Madrid said it could fine the Spanish charity for rescuing them. https://www.thelocal.it/20190822/dozens-of-migrants-remain-in-limbo-after-landing-in-italy Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:20:59 +0200 dozens-of-migrants-remain-in-limbo-after-landing-in-italy The spectre of a snap election in Italy appears to have retreated after two former foes teamed up to defeat a far-right no-confidence bid. https://www.thelocal.it/20190815/how-an-unexpected-alliance-thwarted-salvinis-bid-for-a-snap-election-in-italy Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:45:41 +0200 how-an-unexpected-alliance-thwarted-salvinis-bid-for-a-snap-election-in-italy The League party's demands for an early election aren't being met, as a rowdy Italian Senate on Tuesday rejected the call for a swift no-confidence vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20190814/chaotic-italian-senate-session-rejects-salvinis-call-for-no-confidence-vote Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:44:31 +0200 chaotic-italian-senate-session-rejects-salvinis-call-for-no-confidence-vote Italy's political leaders decided to recall the entire Senate from summer recess on Tuesday to vote on a timetable that could include a no-confidence vote and spell the end of the ruling populist coalition. https://www.thelocal.it/20190813/italy-recalls-senate-from-recess-as-no-confidence-vote-looms Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:29:38 +0200 italy-recalls-senate-from-recess-as-no-confidence-vote-looms After the League party withdrew support for the government it is part of, Italian senators have been called back from their summer holidays to decide whether to hold a no-cnfidence vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20190812/italys-senate-to-decide-on-early-elections-today Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:26:42 +0200 italys-senate-to-decide-on-early-elections-today Italy's government crisis is deepening after League party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called for snap elections on Thursday, withdrawing his support for the coalition government. https://www.thelocal.it/20190809/government-crisis-is-italy-heading-for-early-elections Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:11:58 +0200 government-crisis-is-italy-heading-for-early-elections Matteo Salvini's summer 'Beach Tour', seen as a chance to woo voters with a view to possibly forcing early elections, got off to a bad start this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20190808/salvinis-italian-beach-tour-derailed-by-political-crisis Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:25:39 +0200 salvinis-italian-beach-tour-derailed-by-political-crisis Italian premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday tried to answer parliament's questions about allegations that Matteo Salvini's League party had made a funding deal with Russia after the far-right minister refused. https://www.thelocal.it/20190725/italys-salvini-avoids-questions-over-alleged-russian-funding-deal Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:06:32 +0200 italys-salvini-avoids-questions-over-alleged-russian-funding-deal Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini appears to be taking a leaf out of former leader Silvio Berlusconi's book by wooing voters with pet-friendly initiatives to shore up support ahead of possible elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190719/salvini-and-berlusconi-bet-on-pets-as-italy-coalition-wobbles Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:44:54 +0200 salvini-and-berlusconi-bet-on-pets-as-italy-coalition-wobbles The captain of detained migrant rescue ship the Sea Watch 3, Carola Rackete, will sue Matteo Salvini for defamation after a tirade of insults from Italy's anti-immigration interior minister, her lawyer said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190705/sea-watch-captain-carola-rackete-sue-matteo-salvini-defamation-italy Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:46:38 +0200 sea-watch-captain-carola-rackete-sue-matteo-salvini-defamation-italy