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Italy’s deputy prime minister remains immune from prosecution because his coalition partners, the Five Star Movement, let members vote online to uphold it.
Italy saw 1,191 attacks on politicians from 2013 to 2015. A new study reveals, for the first time, the destructive effect this strategic political violence has on the nation’s political life.
In government with the Five Star Movement, the radical politician’s Lega is going from strength to strength.
Seven world leaders with axes to grind are preparing to sit round one table. Sparks will fly.
Italy’s economy is verging on bankrupt and its election results have dealt a hammer blow to the prospects of fixing things. The best option, financially at least, may be to put someone else at the helm.
The history of north Italian regionalism, and why Matteo Salvini’s League represents the end of a long era.
What’s caused Italy’s political crisis and what’s likely to happen next.
Law professor Giuseppe Conte has no experience in politics – which makes him the perfect candidate for the uncomfortable partnership now in government.
Italy has stagnated for more than two decades, yet its politicians seem hardly aware of the source of the problem, let alone how to fix it.
He’s barred from public office but this former prime minister isn’t going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
A recent attack on migrants came ahead of Italian elections in March where migration is a key campaign issue.
A brutal backlash against a Harvey Weinstein accuser has helped galvanise the feminist movement.
The former ‘boss of all bosses’ has died aged 87 while serving 26 life sentences.
With corruption scandals dogging practically every party, it’s difficult to see how the electorate can have faith in their representatives. And yet, they keep voting for them.
The former PM has resigned as leader of his party in the hope of returning to the top job. But it hasn’t quite gone to plan.
Paolo Gentiloni’s government is barely distinct from his predecessor’s, and its mandate is desperately thin.
While the US is reeling from rampant fake online news, political movements in Europe are using the internet as a powerful democratic symbol to win elections. Will cyber-optimism or pessimism win?
Markets haven’t panicked as they did with Brexit and Trump, but Italy faces serious economic issues in the near future.
This was a vote against the prime minister – not a show of support for his rivals.
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Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe, University of Surrey
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Professor of Politics, University of Salford
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Professor of Politics, University of Salford
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Professor of Politics, Griffith University
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Professor of Italian History and Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
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Senior Lecturer in Territorial Politics, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Modern Italian History, University of Bristol
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Media Theory and History, Università di Torino
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