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Italians vote in local elections with key battles in major cities

Polls are set to close on Monday afternoon, and almost 1,200 municipalities are involved.

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Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini'

A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini.

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Tensions in Italy over bid to rename park after Mussolini's brother

A cabinet member's bid to rename a park after Benito Mussolini's younger brother has sparked outrage in Italy.

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Italian Senate endorses lowering voting age from 25 to 18

The move paves the way for some four million young people to vote in elections for the parliament's upper chamber.

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Italian PM rebukes Vatican over LGBT bill criticism

The Holy See has objected to the formulation of an Italian bill that seeks to strengthen measures to prevent and combat discrimination and violence on the grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.

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Euroviews. With Draghi, Italy has a chance to set aside Conte’s economic misadventures ǀ View

In moments of acute crisis, Italy relies on apolitical technocrats to make difficult decisions and demonstrate the long-term thinking its elected politicians cannot. It thus falls to Draghi to craft Italy's recovery.

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New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate

The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament.

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What will Italy’s new PM Mario Draghi mean for Italians and the EU?

Mario Draghi, the former ECB chief credited with saving the euro, is now faced with rescuing Italy from COVID-19 and its economic impact.

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Former ECB chief Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM

The former European Central Bank Chief was sworn in at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in Rome at noon on Saturday.

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Italian populist party supports Mario Draghi government in online vote

The Five Star Movement voted to support Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief, to form a new government in Italy.

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Euroviews. Draghi is Italy’s best hope but the issues he'll face are huge | View

The fact Draghi's government depends on such a disparate group of political parties will restrict his room for manoeuvre and make it hard to reach consensus, argues Dr Luigi Scazzieri

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Can Italy's disparate parties realign themselves under Mario Draghi?

Cecilia Sottilotta, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome says it's difficult to believe these very diverse parties are actually coming together.

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Italy: Salvini on board as two parties back a Draghi-led government

The populist 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League both signaled support for a Draghi-led government, saying they were ready to put aside bitter rivalries in the national interest.

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Ex-ECB chief Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form Italian government

"Winning the pandemic, finishing the vaccination campaign, giving answers to every day's problems of the citizens, relaunching the country are the challenges we face," Draghi said.

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Could 'competent and credible' Draghi be the right man for Italy?

Cecilia Sottilotta is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Global Politics at the American University of Rome. She told Euronews that "Draghi really embodies every single quality that no politician currently has in Italy - he is competent."

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Italian parties continue talks to bid to solve political crisis

Political parties in Italy are in talks to end the political crisis over the country's economic recovery after Giuseppe Conte stepped down as prime minister.

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Italy: Talks on new government to start after PM Conte resigns

President Mattarella is to begin "consultations" with the various political parties, starting with the smallest first, to see whether a new coalition can be formed.

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Italy's fragile government will continue despite turmoil, says expert

"This is going to remain a fragile government based on a rather brittle majority," said political scientist Giovanni Orsina

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Italy's Senate to hold confidence vote on Giuseppe Conte's government

Italy's prime minister is fighting for political survival after former leader Matteo Renzi pulled his party's support from the government.

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Italy's coalition can 'hold its head high' PM says to avoid collapse

Guiseppe Conte is fighting for political survival after former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pulled his party's support from the government last Wednesday.