Napolitano agreed to stand again in 2013, another period of economic and political crisis for Italy, in order to guarantee continuity. He resigned in 2015. Any Italian citizen aged over 50 can stand, ...

Italy’s populists are blocked as ‘political referee’ waves the red card ... (2.1 trillion euros and rising), an inflexible labor market and dysfunctional political system.

Italy needs to rectify its malfunctioning political system if its economy is to get back on track, and so Matteo Renzi’s reforms must not be blocked Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi. The leader is ...

We have a detailed explanation of how the system works (and why it leads to regular government implosions) here. But the most important thing to know is that, after a major political shake-up in the ...

Because of the mixed electoral system, two-thirds of Italian parliamentarians (62.5%, or 245 MPs and 122 senators) will be elected on Sunday by party-list proportional representation, while the ...

“Sometimes also central bankers have a heart”: That’s how a sentimental Mario Draghi greeted Italy's parliament moments before stepping down as prime minister. It's a scene that definitely embodies ...

Read this Wall Street Journal report on Italian attempts to build a coalition government because it makes American politics look functional by comparison: Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi ...

Italy votes Sunday on changing its political system. Here are 3 lessons from Greece. November 30, 2016 More than ... So which electoral system is more conducive to this goal?

On September 25, Italians elected deputies to the two branches of the legislature. The elections ended with the victory of the Right over the Left and the affirmation of the Fratelli d’Italia (FdI) ...

Italy’s convoluted political crisis has finally reached an endpoint. On June 1, the country has a new government supported by the Five Star Movement and the Lega, and led by a “neutral ...