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 President Sergio Mattarella was sworn in on Thursday for a new seven-year term after being re-elected on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20220203/italian-president-sergio-mattarella-sworn-in-for-second-term Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:14:50 +0100 italian-president-sergio-mattarella-sworn-in-for-second-term Italian president Sergio Mattarella, re-elected for a second term Saturday, will have to bring his diplomatic A-game to restore political calm after a fraught election threatened to topple the government. https://www.thelocal.it/20220130/president-mattarella-reluctant-hero-in-italys-crisis Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:36:13 +0100 president-mattarella-reluctant-hero-in-italys-crisis Italy's president has begun discussions with political leaders on Wednesday on forming a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. https://www.thelocal.it/20210127/italys-president-opens-talks-on-new-government-after-pm-quits Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:40:17 +0100 italys-president-opens-talks-on-new-government-after-pm-quits President Sergio Mattarella told Italians to remain on guard in a speech on Friday, as the country saw another slight rise in virus cases. https://www.thelocal.it/20200731/freedom-doesnt-include-the-right-to-make-others-ill-italian-president Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:15:00 +0200 freedom-doesnt-include-the-right-to-make-others-ill-italian-president UPDATED: Italy's President Sergio Mattarella began talks with political leaders on Wednesday in a bid to form a new coalition, after the country's prime minister resigned, plunging the country into political limbo. https://www.thelocal.it/20190821/italy-in-limbo-president-mattarella-starts-government-talks-after-pm-resignation Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:20:44 +0200 italy-in-limbo-president-mattarella-starts-government-talks-after-pm-resignation Italian President Sergio Mattarella appeared to offer a warning to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday, as he cautioned that Italy's justice system wouldn't make exceptions for politicians. https://www.thelocal.it/20180912/no-one-is-above-the-law-italy-president-sergio-mattarella-matteo-salvini Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:54:32 +0200 no-one-is-above-the-law-italy-president-sergio-mattarella-matteo-salvini Italy's president has called for politicians to use "rationality" when discussing immigration, after the country's interior minister Matteo Salvini called for a Europe-wide alliance to "defend borders" over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20180704/italys-president-slams-salvinis-irresponsible-migrant-policy Wed, 04 Jul 2018 18:43:31 +0200 italys-president-slams-salvinis-irresponsible-migrant-policy Italian President Sergio Mattarella has taken the unusual step of releasing an English translation of his statement explaining why he decided to veto a populist alliance's choice of finance minister, causing their proposed government to collapse and plunging Italy into political turmoil. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/italy-president-sergio-matterella-statement-english Tue, 29 May 2018 17:53:58 +0200 italy-president-sergio-matterella-statement-english Italy's caretaker prime minister Carlo Cottarelli worked to assemble a cabinet on Tuesday, in the face of resistance from far-right and anti-establishment parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/italy-carlo-cottarelli-cabinet-elections-impeachment Tue, 29 May 2018 11:00:43 +0200 italy-carlo-cottarelli-cabinet-elections-impeachment Calls for Italian President Sergio Mattarella to be impeached for rejecting the choice of eurosceptic populists for economy minister will not succeed, analysts said Monday amid warnings of an institutional crisis in the eurozone's third largest economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/how-likely-is-impeachment-of-the-italian-president Tue, 29 May 2018 11:52:34 +0200 how-likely-is-impeachment-of-the-italian-president Italy's presidency is a largely ceremonial role, but it's crucial for steering the country through times of political uncertainty. So who exactly is Italian President Sergio Mattarella? https://www.thelocal.it/20180411/who-is-italys-president-sergio-mattarella-government Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:13:33 +0200 who-is-italys-president-sergio-mattarella-government The president of Italy, an institutionally respected figure, has limited powers but ones which have often proved crucial during political crises. https://www.thelocal.it/20180528/italian-president-power Mon, 28 May 2018 10:13:16 +0200 italian-president-power Italy was mired in fresh political chaos after the populist parties' bid to take power collapsed with the president set on Monday to appoint a pro-austerity economist to lead a technocrat government ahead of new elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20180528/italy-political-chaos-m5s-impeach-president-sergio-mattarella Mon, 28 May 2018 09:40:54 +0200 italy-political-chaos-m5s-impeach-president-sergio-mattarella President Sergio Mattarella announced on Thursday that no solution to Italy's political stalemate had emerged after consultations with the main parties, adding that a fresh push for a deal would begin next week. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/italy-government-talks-fail-to-break-deadlock Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:45:40 +0200 italy-government-talks-fail-to-break-deadlock Italy's major political players dug in their heels after meeting on Thursday with the president in Rome for talks on who can break the parliamentary deadlock and lead a new Italian government. https://www.thelocal.it/20180405/italys-political-heavyweights-dig-in-heels-at-government-talks Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:55:01 +0200 italys-political-heavyweights-dig-in-heels-at-government-talks Italy on Wednesday begins the process of trying to put together a new government, a month after the country's general election delivered a political stalemate. https://www.thelocal.it/20180404/its-official-italy-begins-search-for-new-government Wed, 04 Apr 2018 10:29:45 +0200 its-official-italy-begins-search-for-new-government Italy's President Sergio Mattarella warned on Friday against the "grave risks of extreme nationalism" as the country was gripped by high racial tensions ahead of next month's elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20180209/italy-president-warns-against-extreme-nationalism Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:46:17 +0100 italy-president-warns-against-extreme-nationalism President Sergio Mattarella has urged parties to put together “realistic programmes”, with a strong emphasis on jobs, ahead of general elections in March. https://www.thelocal.it/20180102/italian-president-urges-realistic-programmes-ahead-of-elections Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:29:37 +0100 italian-president-urges-realistic-programmes-ahead-of-elections Two days after Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's one-year anniversary of taking the country's top job, Italy's political parties have reached an agreement on when next year's election will be held, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20171213/italys-parties-have-reportedly-agreed-a-date-for-next-years-election Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:12:21 +0100 italys-parties-have-reportedly-agreed-a-date-for-next-years-election US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Tuesday evening as part of his first foreign trip since taking office. https://www.thelocal.it/20170524/in-pictures-donald-trump-visits-italy-rome-pope-francis-vatican-sergio-mattarella Wed, 24 May 2017 12:22:51 +0200 in-pictures-donald-trump-visits-italy-rome-pope-francis-vatican-sergio-mattarella