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Potential coalition partners use rally to promise pride and stable government to a frustrated electorate
Welfare programme among most polarising of issues as many in region look to rightwing Brothers of Italy
Many voters will want to punish the parties that pulled the plug on national unity government
Rightwing parties seek to take advantage of early elections after prime minister’s departure
Political uncertainty surges in Rome but fears of rudderless chaos may be overdone
President rejects resignation of former ECB chief and asks him to speak to parliament next week
Populist party says national unity administration has failed to help families struggling with soaring costs
Tension within Rome coalition as Five Star tries to defend flagship policy from business criticism
Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio quits populist movement to back government support for Kyiv
Democratic Party candidate seizes Rome from the former upstart party which also lost Turin
Ben Munster writes from Rome on the new mass politics, techno-determinism, blockchain, and the end of Italian “e-democracy”.
Former PM Giuseppe Conte to remould movement whose mission is seen by its supporters as ‘pure protest’
Popular politician expected to oversee relaunch of the once anti-establishment party
Former ECB chief picks diverse cabinet as he begins to address twin health and economic emergency
Largest party in parliament supports joining forthcoming national unity government
Brussels has a huge amount of money to spend on its member states. So how will it use its leverage?
Industry and finance groups have high hopes for ex-ECB chief but MPs remain cautious
The backing of Italy’s populists could prove crucial to ex-ECB chief’s chances of forming new government
Giuseppe Conte left without working majority after narrowly surviving confidence vote
But foreign minister and former Five Star Movement leader says EU fiscal rules no longer fit for purpose
Opinion polls had suggested a strong showing for rightwing League in historic fiefdom of left
Democratic party’s threatened defeat to the League in regional elections signals further shift in political landscape
An expert dissection of the trends that account for the Italian League’s revival
Anti-establishment movement suffers waning popularity and wave of defections
Five Star’s struggle shows how Italian voters, desperate for something different, can quickly lose faith
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