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PD-Azione Pact agreement for Italian elections reached

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 2 - Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta and former industry ministry Carlo Calenda, the head of the centrist Azione group, on Tuesday reached an agreement…

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Former Italian PM Letta takes helm of fractious Democrats (PD)

ROME, March 14 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta urged the Democratic Party (PD) to end infighting and come together before the next national election as he took up the leadership…

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Italy’s PD stands by economy minister; president seeks continuity – sources

ROME, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party (PD) will not let Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri be shunted aside in any cabinet reshuffle that might arise from the government…

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Malta: Alden confirmed as PD leader

Timothy Alden has been confirmed as leader of the Partit Demokratiku in the party’s annual general meeting, which served to select its new executive. Source: Newsbook Updated 15:10pm

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Renzi to leave PD

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is to leave the Democratic Party and create a new centrist group. POLITICO reports that the decision will be announced Tuesday morning in an…

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Italy : 79.3% of M5s members vote in favour of PD coalition government

79.3% of the members of the Movimento Cinque Stelle voted in favour, 20.7% against, the coalition government agreement with the Democratic Party. The members voted through the so called Rousseau…

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Conte sets Thursday as the deadline for new government

The leader of Italy's Democratic Party (PD) said on Sunday his team was working hard to form a new coalition government with once bitter adversaries from the 5-Star Movement, with…

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Coalition government talks in Italy underway in PD – M5s – Conte summit

A summit between the PD and Movimento Cinque Stelle and designate Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is underway with the aim to iron our differences that emerged in the discussions regards…

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PD agrees to Conte as Prime Minister in coalition with M5s

The centre-left Democratic Party (PD) has agreed to enter into a coalition government with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) which would be led by the outgoing premier Giuseppe Conte. The…

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M5S – PD talks start again – Trump supports Conte

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed into Italy's political crisis on Tuesday, saying he hoped Giuseppe Conte would be reinstated as prime minister, as the climate improved in party talks to…

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Di Maio denies Premiership intentions as discussion on new government comes to a halt

Update: A scheduled meeting between the PD and M5s was cancelled in view of the fact that there seem to be an issue on the appointment of Giuseppe Conte. The situation…

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M5S insistence on new mandate for Conte blocking M5S-PD Italian government deal

A change is needed in a government team that could be the fruit of deal between the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), PD leader Nicola…

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The relation with Lega Nord is a closed chapter – Giuseppe Conte

Talks between Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) to form a new government have hit a stumbling block over the PD's opposition to Giuseppe Conte being…

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PD to put forward no confidence motion in Salvini

Italy's Democratic Party will put forward a motion of no confidence against Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The opposition party's announcement came after Salvini, the leader of the far-right League, refused to…

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Malta Elections Update – Official results confirm a 42,656 majority for Partit Laburista (S&D)

Update - Official Results The official results of this election indicate that the Labour Party got 54.3%, while the PN got 37.9% of the votes. This translates in a gap…

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The Times of Malta Headlines – Tuesday 21st May 2019

The Times reports that the Armed Forces has turned to President George Vella who ordered the suspension of soldiers Francesco Fenech and Lorin Scicluna, charged with the murder of Lassana…

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Salvini’s Lega continues to to increase its support amongst Italian voters

Financial Times: Matteo Salvini’s position at the heart of Italy’s new coalition government was bolstered after his candidates made big gains in municipal elections, including the capture of a trio of…

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Italy – Bid for a PD-M5s coalition closed chapter – Risk of new elections

A bid to form a government between the centre-left Democratic party (PD) and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) is "over" and there is now the risk of another general election,…

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