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Italian government crisis talks blocked on policy issues, sources say

Talks aimed at reviving Italy's collapsed ruling coalition were blocked on Monday over policy issues even before any discussion on who the prime minister should be, political sources said. Prime…

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Italy’s government crisis in sight as Conte, Renzi divide deepens

ROME, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a showdown with his coalition partner and former premier Matteo Renzi this week that could bring down his government…

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Renzi repeats threat of withdrawing support to Conte

ANSA - Centrist Italia Viva (IV) leader Matteo Renzi has repeated a threat to exit the ruling alliance unless the government changes its Recovery Plan tapping into the EU's Recovery…

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Di Maio and Renzi’s secret meeting to oust Conte

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And it is based on this ancient Italian proverb that, at the beginning of last week, Matteo Renzi and Luigi Di Maio…

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Renzi says he plans to sue Trump’s ex-campaign aide Papadopoulos

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday said he plans to sue President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign aide George Papadopoulos over allegations that Renzi attempted to undermine Trump’s 2016 presidential…

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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your Tuesday's morning briefing with a review of the main news outlets from around the world and Malta's newspapers. The Times reports links between the Labour Party and…

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Renzi’s parents under house arrest

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday his parents had been placed under house arrest following an investigation into alleged corruption. In a statement posted on Facebook, the…

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22nd July the most probable date for new elections in Italy

Italy might have failed to reach the World Cup, but at this stage, the months of June and July seem to be taken up by another kind of contest following…

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Renzi satisfied that there was no deal between PD and M5s

Former premier and ex Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi said that he was pleased he had intervened to scupper the possibility of the centre-left group striking a government deal…

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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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Fresh elections in Italy are more than just a probability

Centre-left Democratic Party (PD) caretaker leader Maurizio Martina said Monday it was "impossible to lead the party" after former leader Matteo Renzi on Sunday scotched the idea of a government…

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Di Maio calls for a German style coalition agreement

There's something fascinating about the Italian way of doing politics. This applies especially to the narrative and the way it is expressed. There are the mass meetings, there are the…

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