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 The appointment Wednesday of controversial journalist Marcello Foa as head of the national Italian broadcast network Rai is being challenged by Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, who say discrepancies in the process by which he was voted in make the appointment invalid. https://www.thelocal.it/20180927/italys-democratic-party-challenges-appointment-of-fake-news-journalist-as-national-broadcaster-head Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:40:00 +0200 italys-democratic-party-challenges-appointment-of-fake-news-journalist-as-national-broadcaster-head Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's party on Monday said the outcome of municipal elections was a "painful" blow after Italy's populist movement notched up spectacular gains. https://www.thelocal.it/20160620/italys-ruling-party-says-rome-defeat-was-painful-blow Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:02:38 +0200 italys-ruling-party-says-rome-defeat-was-painful-blow Ignazio Marino, who resigned as Rome mayor earlier this month, is still threatening to cling to power – a situation which could prove highly embarrassing for his Democratic Party (PD). https://www.thelocal.it/20151027/rebel-rome-mayor-threatens-comeback Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:47:29 +0100 rebel-rome-mayor-threatens-comeback UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's centre-left party was playing the blame game on Monday after suffering a setback in regional elections which saw both the right-wing Northern League and comeback kid Silvio Berlusconi celebrate key wins. https://www.thelocal.it/20150601/renzi-suffers-poll-setback-in-elections Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:53:15 +0200 renzi-suffers-poll-setback-in-elections Hackers declaring their allegiance to Isis temporarily took over the ruling Democratic Party’s (PD) Tuscany website at the weekend, days after the party’s regional headquarters were attacked. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/isis-hacks-tuscany-political-website Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:03:30 +0100 isis-hacks-tuscany-political-website Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has spoken out against the bombing earlier this week of the Democratic Party (PD) headquarters in Florence, describing the attack as "a serious act of intimidation". https://www.thelocal.it/20140611/pd-bomb-attack-a-serious-act-of-intimidation Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:39:00 +0200 pd-bomb-attack-a-serious-act-of-intimidation Italy's ruling Democratic Party (PD) lost a mayoral election in the bastion city of Livorno to the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement (M5S), results showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140609/italys-ruling-party-loses-out-in-local-elections Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:34:00 +0200 italys-ruling-party-loses-out-in-local-elections Italy's new prime minister, Matteo Renzi, overnight Monday won the Senate's vote of confidence in his government's programme for a "radical and immediate" change in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20140225/new-prime-minister-renzi-wins-confidence-vote Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:34:00 +0100 new-prime-minister-renzi-wins-confidence-vote Italy's prime minister-designate Matteo Renzi has taken a battering in opinion polls even before he takes office, with many unhappy about his grab for power. https://www.thelocal.it/20140219/italians-see-renzi-takeover-as-a-blow-to-democracy Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:26:00 +0100 italians-see-renzi-takeover-as-a-blow-to-democracy Italy's new prime minister designate Matteo Renzi began talks on Tuesday to try to form a coalition, a day after promising quick reforms to get the eurozone's third biggest economy moving again. https://www.thelocal.it/20140218/italys-pm-nominee-renzi-races-to-form-coalition Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:29:00 +0100 italys-pm-nominee-renzi-races-to-form-coalition The wife of nominated premier Matteo Renzi has decided to stay put in their hometown of Florence, shunning the chaotic life of the capital for the rolling hills of Tuscany. https://www.thelocal.it/20140218/renzis-wife-shuns-rome-for-tuscan-home Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:25:00 +0100 renzis-wife-shuns-rome-for-tuscan-home Matteo Renzi was nominated as Italy's new prime minister on Monday after a "palace coup" which saw Enrico Letta resign from the leadership. But a new poll has found that few Italians believe it is a positive political move. https://www.thelocal.it/20140217/italians-reject-renzi-takeover-as-pointless Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:41:00 +0100 italians-reject-renzi-takeover-as-pointless Italy's Matteo Renzi outlined an ambitious plan for reform on Monday just after receiving the nomination to be the country's new prime minister, promising to apply all his "energy, enthusiasm and commitment". https://www.thelocal.it/20140217/matteo-renzi-nominated-italian-prime-minister Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:07:00 +0100 matteo-renzi-nominated-italian-prime-minister Italian leftist leader Matteo Renzi is to be nominated Italy's youngest-ever prime minister on Monday after a daring power grab that has been welcomed by investors but has left many Italians sceptical. https://www.thelocal.it/20140217/renzi-to-be-picked-as-italys-youngest-pm Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:14:00 +0100 renzi-to-be-picked-as-italys-youngest-pm As Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after less than ten months in office, The Local looks back over the past year and picks out the key moments in Italian politics. https://www.thelocal.it/20140214/a-tumultuous-year-in-italian-politics Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:35:00 +0100 a-tumultuous-year-in-italian-politics Following the resignation on Thursday night of Prime Minister Enrico Letta, Italy prepares to be governed by Matteo Renzi - the third premier in a row to be appointed rather than democratically elected. The Local asks whether the eurozone's third largest economy has veered dangerously off the democratic path. https://www.thelocal.it/20140214/italys-palace-coup-is-bad-news-for-democracy Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:45:00 +0100 italys-palace-coup-is-bad-news-for-democracy Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will formally step down on Friday in a flash political crisis and his 39-year-old leftist challenger Matteo Renzi is poised to win the nomination to replace him. https://www.thelocal.it/20140214/renzi-has-clock-and-dagger-image-after-letta-overthrow Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:42:00 +0100 renzi-has-clock-and-dagger-image-after-letta-overthrow Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced his resignation on Thursday after his own party voted for a change of government, with 39-year-old leftist Matteo Renzi now expected to replace him. https://www.thelocal.it/20140213/italys-governing-party-backs-call-for-change Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:16:00 +0100 italys-governing-party-backs-call-for-change Italian leftist leader Matteo Renzi on Thursday called for a new government in his first direct challenge to Prime Minister Enrico Letta, who has so far refused to resign in an ongoing bitter feud between the two. https://www.thelocal.it/20140213/renzi-calls-for-new-government Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:46:00 +0100 renzi-calls-for-new-government Aged just 39, Italy's brash centre-left leader Matteo Renzi could be in line to be the next prime minister with a wave of support from Italians who seem to like his brand of plain-speaking and web-savvy politics. https://www.thelocal.it/20140213/from-cycling-boy-scout-to-italian-pm Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:14:00 +0100 from-cycling-boy-scout-to-italian-pm