Political Crisis

Serbia to hold snap elections on Oct 18 or 25

Serbia will hold snap parliamentary elections on October 18 or 25, President Aleksandar Vucic said, more than a month after he pledged at his party rally to schedule them. “The…

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Biggest party in Romanian coalition withdraws support for PM, political crisis looms

Romania's ruling Social Democrats voted to withdraw their support for Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Monday and called on him to resign, likely triggering months of instability that will…

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Italians ask Draghi to overcome political crisis, stay in office

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's mayors, business organisations and union leaders urged Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the weekend to rethink his decision to resign, warning that the stability of the…

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UPDATE – Italian Prime Minister Draghi to resign amid government crisis

ROME (Reuters) - Mario Draghi said he would resign as Italian prime minister on Thursday, after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a confidence vote. "I…

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ANALYSIS-Policy gripes, desperation behind 5-Star ambush on Italy’s Draghi

ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Italy's government hangs in the balance, yet again. Despite war and economic turmoil destabilising the world, the culprit here is one this country has seen many times…

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Tunisian president draws security powers into dispute with PM

TUNIS, April 18 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Sunday that his powers as commander of the armed forces also cover the internal security forces, not only the…

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Draghi forms new Italian govt, names politicians, technocrats as ministers

ROME, Feb 12 (Reuters/CDE) - Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, confirmed on Friday he was ready to form Italy's next government and unveiled a cabinet with…

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Italy’s Draghi seeks party backing to end political turmoil

ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday set about trying to form a government to end Italy's political crisis, tackle the coronavirus emergency and…

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Conte comfortably wins Italy’s lower house confidence vote

ROME, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won a crucial confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, hanging on to power after a junior partner…

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From a new coalition to a technocrat government – Italy’s options to overcome latest crisis

Reuters/POLITICO - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resisted calls to resign on Thursday after a junior coalition party pulled out of his government, stripping him of a parliamentary majority in…

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Italy thrown into political crisis as Renzi sinks government

ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his small party out of government on Wednesday, stripping the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority and triggering political chaos…

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