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Italy's Giorgia Meloni criticised for posting video of woman's rape

Meloni shared the controversial video on Twitter, promising to "restore security" if elected next month.

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Italian PM Mario Draghi resigns after his government collapses

A new general election is expected to take place between end of September and beginning of October this year after Draghi handed his resignation to Italy's president.

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Italian right wing party leader confronted at Polish border

The mayor of a Polish town bordering Ukraine publicly called out the leader of Italy's right-wing League party for his pro-Kremlin views on Tuesday, derisively calling Matteo Salvini a "friend" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Watch: 'See what your friend Putin has done,' Salvini told in Poland

Matteo Salvini has come in for criticism over his past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Italy: Mattarella re-elected president in eighth round of voting

Prior to the Saturday evening session, Italian reps pleaded with Mattarella to run for his second seven-year term, fearing that the ongoing stalemate might hurt the country's international reputation.

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Italy's Salvini goes on trial for refusing migrant ship docking

Salvini is charged with kidnapping.

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Matteo Salvini's social media manager quits over drugs investigation

Luca Morisi has been placed under investigation by Verona prosecutors but has denied any wrongdoing.

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MEP leaves League over its backing for mandatory COVID health passes

MEP Francesca Donato said she could not support the Italian government's "discriminatory" measure to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for workers.

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Councillor for Italy's far-right League party shoots dead man

A councillor for Italy's far-right League has been placed under house arrest on suspicion of fatally shooting a man in a public square.

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Right-wing populist parties join forces to rally against future EU

Sixteen parties from 14 countries are calling for an EU based on sovereign member states rather than a federal European state.

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Judge dismisses migrant case against Italy's Matteo Salvini

While the Catania case was dismissed, the leader of the right-wing League will face trial in the Sicilian capital of Palermo on kidnapping charges for failure to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in 2019.

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Italy's Salvini to stand trial over migrant rescue ship standoff

Palermo prosecutors have accused the Italian ex-interior minister with dereliction of duty and kidnapping for leaving a migrant rescue ship stranded at sea for 19 days in August 2019.

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Salvini may avoid trial over kidnap allegations

Italian prosecutor tells court there is no reason to put the right-wing leader, Matteo Salvini, on trial for alleged kidnapping

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Orbán, Salvini and Morawiecki form new right-wing European alliance

They met in Budapest on Thursday to introduce the alliance, vowing to create a "European renaissance based on Christian values".

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Italian prosecutor seeks Salvini trial over migrant ship he rejected

The right-wing leader, a former interior minister, faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty

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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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Blank book on why Matteo Salvini deserves respect becomes a bestseller

The €6.99 paperback was first released in February 2019 but made it top of the Amazon bestseller list in Italy on December 4.

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Italy: Far-right leader Salvini in court over migrant detention claims

Salvini is accused of abusing his powers as then-interior minister to block 116 migrants from disembarking from a coastguard boat last year, under his so-called "closed ports" policy.

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New party representing second-generation migrants launches in Italy

The party is called 'Future is Now' and was founded by the son of two Morrocan migrants.