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 has one of the most fashionable country brands on the planet. It also comes with its fair share of challenges. Governing and glamour don't usually go well together. Italian politics provides ...

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 ...

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 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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the broad framework of Italy’s political system has remained largely consistent since the country became a republic in 1947, electoral laws change frequently and this year, ...