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    Risk of New Elections Loom Over Quirinal Talks

    Judith Harris(April 03, 2018)
    On Thursday, the second day of formal consultations in the Quirinal Palace, the risk of new elections continued to cast a shadow over the talks guided by President Sergio Mattarella. And in a changing Italy its youthful new Parliament just may prove unpredictable.
  • The Italian Senate
    Facts & Stories

    For the Old and New Pols, it's Still the Ides of March

    Judith Harris(March 28, 2018)
    For the old and new pols charged with running Italy, the Ides of March are still approaching, which is to say the day when one or the other is done in. At the moment all the players are still aiming knives at each other, even as deadlines loom.
  • Luigi Di Maio, Leader of the Five Star Movement
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    Shock Election Results Signify Dawn of 3d Republic

    Judith Harris(March 06, 2018)
    The shock waves of this election have swept away the entire political system that has managed Italy for the past two decades. Dominated by populist parties, this is now being called the dawn of Italy's Third Republic.
  • Not real candidates: VOTE FOR ME guerrilla posters
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    Last Polls and Guerrilla Posters - Two Weeks Before Elections

    Judith Harris(February 15, 2018)
    This is the last week before polling is prohibited, and in these last days the campaigning for general elections March 4 is both fraught and fragmented, with no fewer than 28 national parties facing off against each other.
  • The court in session
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    Joy and Despair as High Court Clears Way for Early Elections

    Judith Harris(January 26, 2017)
    In the final, clipped sentence of its ruling Jan. 25, the Constitutional Court cleared the way for national general elections to be held, even this spring, one year ahead of the formal end of the legislature. Those jubilant over the decision included Matteo Renzi, Beppe Grillo and Matteo Salvini.
  • Giovanni Fattori, Macchiaiolo
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    2016: The Italian Year That Was

    Judith Harris(December 29, 2016)
    For better and sometimes for worse, 2016 had its memorable moments. Given the importance of the arts in Italy, among the events of the year listed below are also major art exhibitions and performances of grand opera.
  • Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally
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    Trump's Victory As Seen by the Italian Media: A "Nightmare Come True" or "The Revenge of the People"?

    Umberto Piscopo(November 10, 2016)
    Donald Trump’s electoral victory created much clamor in Italy as elsewhere. Two subjects seem to be particularly relevant to the Italian public opinion as reflected by the country’s major media outlets: the populist revolt against the establishment and the disconnection of pundits and opinion makers from the true feelings of “the ordinary people.” A cursory look at these first reactions shows both the differences and some striking similarities between the US and Italian political debates.
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    Terror Hides Among the Migrants?

    Judith Harris(February 19, 2015)
    “The jihadists hope to flood Libya with Isil militiamen posing as migrants on people-trafficking vessels to Europe,” went the headline. Although this may eventually be true, to date terrorist attacks in Europe have been perpetrated by those living in Europe, not by newcomers. Still, the hordes fleeing war in Syria, Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa to land on Italian shores represent an ever more intractable problem with serious political repercussions.

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