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Tag: Luigi Di Maio

  • Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

    Sunday surprise: populist/hard right government in the making in Italy

    Salvini and Di Maio are willing to make compromises over their flagship policies -- the League's drastic drop in taxes and the M5S's universal basic income

    Italian anti-establishment and far-right leaders met on Friday to hash out a deal over a joint government that could be announced as soon as Sunday. Matteo Salvini, leader of the nationalist League, told reporters after meeting head of Five Star Movement (M5S) Luigi Di Maio at the lower house Chamber of Deputies that their aim was to reach an agreement “as soon as possible.”

  • Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

    Italy: president proposes neutral government followed by fresh elections in 2019

    “If the parties were not to reach any agreement, the neutral government should conclude its work at the end of December for elections to follow immediately”

    President Sergio Mattarella on Monday suggested the formation of a 'neutral' government to rule until the end of this year after a third round of consultations failed to produce to way out of Italy's post-election political deadlock.

  • Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

    Forget Berlusconi: Italy has become a major setback for the European Union

    If Berlusconi fails to cobble together a parliamentary majority, the Five Star Movement will likely have to form a coalition.

    Italy's general election on Sunday has so far resulted in a hung parliament, with the country's Euro skeptic Five Star Movement emerging as the single party with the most votes. The centre-right coalition headed by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to gain between 248 and 268 seats and a 37% vote share, which is still short of a majority. Some 316 seats are needed to form a government.

  • Tuesday, January 2nd 2018 - 11:03 UTC

    Berlusconi looks as kingmaker for 4 March general election; Merkel wished him good luck

    Currently the largest number of seats looks set to be taken by an alliance centered on Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.

    Italians will head to the polls on 4 March in elections that look set to result in renewed instability and thrust former leader Silvio Berlusconi back to the centre of the political stage. Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni's cabinet set the date for the election after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament.

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