EPA/Ettore Ferrari
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.
A ship with rescued migrants arrives at the Italian port of Salerno in late June.
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It is a dangerous and illegal move to make.
EPA/Pasquale Bove
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.
Not exactly Mr Popular: Paolo Gentiloni.
EPA/Ettore Ferrari
Paolo Gentiloni’s government is barely distinct from his predecessor’s, and its mandate is desperately thin.
The coming storm.
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Problems at Monte dei Paschi and UniCredit are bad enough without bail-in rules to contend with.