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 Anti-establishment and far-right leaders will jostle for power on Thursday as they meet with the president for talks on who can lead a new Italian government. https://www.thelocal.it/20180405/italys-far-right-and-five-star-movement-jostle-to-govern Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:35:28 +0200 italys-far-right-and-five-star-movement-jostle-to-govern Italy's Senate on Wednesday suspended a debate over legislation allowing gay civil unions after the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) scuppered a move to push the historic bill through the upper house unscathed. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/fury-as-italian-senate-stalls-on-gay-civil-unions Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:26:58 +0100 fury-as-italian-senate-stalls-on-gay-civil-unions Premier Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday that Italy’s parliament will approve a long-awaited civil unions bill by the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150902/italy-to-approve-civil-unions-bill-by-year-end Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:05:35 +0200 italy-to-approve-civil-unions-bill-by-year-end Amid chaotic scenes in parliament, Italy's centre-left government on Tuesday announced a confidence vote over proposals for a radical overhaul of the electoral system aimed at producing stable governments. https://www.thelocal.it/20150429/renzi-to-face-confidence-vote-over-reform Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:38:34 +0200 renzi-to-face-confidence-vote-over-reform