Italy’s political torture continues
It’s nice to get an election prediction right. Well, more or less right anyway. The Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) –…
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Paolo Gentiloni, who may now have to step down since his Democratic party got only 18.7 per cent of the…
View ArticleItaly’s new prime minister is a Latin version of Jacob Rees-Mogg
The people of the Eurozone’s third largest economy – Italy – yesterday evening became the first in western Europe to…
View ArticleWhy Italy’s new populist government collapsed before it even began
Italian lawyer Giuseppe Conte addresses journalists after a meeting with Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on May 23, 2018 at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome. Italy's president approved...
View ArticleWill the next Italian elections be a referendum on democracy?
Is Italy descending into political chaos? Some may shrug their shoulders and say well, it is Italy. Yes, Italy has…
View ArticleDon’t blame the populists for Italy’s chaos
Bond yields are soaring. Stock markets are tanking. The banks are looking wobbly, and money is starting to drain out…
View ArticleThe Spectator Podcast: the people vs the EU
This week, the new Italian coalition’s proposed government was blocked by the Italian President, giving EU grandees in Brussels a…
View ArticleWill Italy’s first fight with Brussels be over immigration?
Italy's newly appointed Prime minister Giuseppe Conte announces the list of his government at the Quirinale presidential palace on May 31, 2018 in Rome after a meeting with Italian President. (Photo by...
View ArticleItaly isn’t the next Greece. Here’s why
Everyone thinks they know the script of how Italy’s saga will play out. As the populists take power in Rome,…
View ArticleItaly’s populists have won – but they’re still not in charge
Recently, the ‘populist’ (i.e. electorally victorious) new government of Italy wanted to appoint an anti-euro finance minister and was told…
View ArticleMatteo Salvini’s decision to turn away a migrant rescue ship is an historic...
ROME, ITALY - JUNE 01: (L-R) Interior Minister and Deputy PM Matteo Salvini, Italys Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Labor and Industry and Deputy PM Luigi Di Maio and Undersecretary for Prime Minister...
View ArticleMatteo Salvini’s tough immigration stance is paying off
Well, stone me. A new “populist” government in Italy actually does something to stop the NGO taxi service which ferries migrants…
View ArticleHas Donald Trump finally met a European leader he can work with?
Donald Trump has finally met a European leader he can stand for more than a moment: Italy’s bookish new premier,…
View ArticleItaly’s anti-immigration rhetoric is paying off for the populists
It wasn’t long ago when Italy used to be referred to colloquially as “the sick man of Europe,” a country…
View ArticleMatteo Salvini is lucky to be the enemy of the Italian justice system
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (R) looks on as he walks among media representatives before the arrival of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of a meeting in Milan on August 28,...
View ArticleThe UN’s politically motivated search for human rights abuses in Italy
When politicians in Europe listen to the people and actually do something to stop uncontrolled immigration, the Holy See of…
View ArticleMatteo Salvini is doing Brussels a favour with his harsh migration policy
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister and interior minister, is one of the most controversial politicians in Europe. The 45-year…
View ArticleHow Italy’s populists stepped up their war with Macron
The war of words between the governments of Italy and France escalated last week, after Italy’s deputy Prime Ministers, Luigi…
View ArticleWhat Macron’s spat with Italy is really about
TOPSHOT - French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a meeting as part of the "great national debate" in Evry-Courcouronnes, on February 4, 2019. - Facing the biggest test of his presidency, the...
View ArticleItaly shows that left-wing populism doesn’t work
To judge from what is going on in Italy, the only major European country where populists are in power, right-wing…
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