Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte survives crunch confidence vote

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Italian PM Conte faces crunch vote on his future

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Italian coalition parties back premier Conte after resignations

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Italy in political crisis as Renzi pulls out of government

Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party

Covid-19: Italy’s PM faces biggest test as public unity falls apart over restrictions

Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed

Matteo Salvini fails to seize Tuscany in Italian regional vote

Proposal to cut number of members of parliament approved by big majority in referendum

Italy’s left battles to keep grip on former stronghold of Tuscany

Matteo Salvini’s League could make watershed gain in this weekend’s regional elections

Covid-19 pandemic deepens rift over Cuba’s medical squads

There are 3,600 health professionals from country battling coronavirus in 35 states globally

EU haggling over Covid-19 deal revives bad memories of crash response

‘Memorandum of understanding’ mentioned by Dutch minister is a toxic term in Greece

Tormented Italy tries to get to grips with coronavirus epidemic

Initial hesitation and failure to grasp scale of the threat possible factors in sharp rise in deaths

Italians look at aid from China and a series of slights from the EU

Europe Letter: Italian ambassador to the EU sees the crisis as a test of the union’s cohesiveness and solidarity

Matteo Salvini fails to cause upset in Emilia-Romagna election

Respite for Italy’s government as right-wing coalition led by League party beaten in region

Luigi Di Maio resignation shows perils of Five Star experiment

Waning support for Italy’s anti-establishment force is a cautionary tale for populism

Italian politics: Resurgent Matteo Salvini eyes PM’s office

Victory in regional election this month could propel right-wing League leader to power

EU nations come to Italy’s aid over relocating migrants

Germany, France and Malta to accept people rescued from Mediterranean in new plan

France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 months

Emmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo Salvini

Italy’s former PM Matteo Renzi forms breakaway centrist party

Split from Democratic Party shifts balance of power in two-week-old coalition government

Salvini back in opposition as Italy’s new coalition gets green light

President approves pact between anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left PD

Five Star members approve coalition deal in Italy

79% back agreement with centre-left Democratic rival, opening way for new government

Salvini urges far-right supporters to march on Rome

Interior minister’s bid to collapse Italian government and force election backfires

Italy’s far-right poster boy Matteo Salvini shoots himself in foot

League leader licks his wounds after gambit to collapse Italian government fails

The Irish Times view on Italy’s political turmoil: the odd couple

An unexpected coalition between Five Star and the Democratic Party would be better than the alternative, but it would face formidable challenges

Trump backs Conte’s return as PM as Italian coalition talks continue

Five Star Movement and Democratic Left resume negotiations but deal remains uncertain

Italy: Pressure mounts for Giuseppe Conte to lead PD- Five Star coalition

Leader of centre-left PD party Nicola Zingaretti may yet relent and support rival

The Irish Times view on Italy’s political crisis: Salvini pulls the plug

The demise of a populist coalition will please many, but no guarantee replacement will be better

Italy’s opposition PD opens door to possible coalition

Centre-left party ready to consider pact with Five Star Movement after collapse of populist government

The Irish Times view on Italy’s political turmoil: Rise of the far-right poses dangers

The country may be facing into a new election amid substantial support for Lega

Italian Senate set to pick date for no-confidence vote in PM

Matteo Salvini attracts criticism for push to capitalise on opinion polls in new election

Italy edges to elections as government faces confidence vote

League party leader Matteo Salvini hopes move triggers snap elections he is tipped to win

Elections urged as Matteo Salvini aims to split with Five Star

Italy’s far-right League leader seeks to end coalition after weeks of escalating tension

Italian government on the brink amid growing hostility between parties

Ministers to meet as League politicians say they cannot work with Five Star Movement

Italian prosecutors to investigate League Russian funding claims

Far-right party alleged to have solicited cash from Moscow ahead of EU elections

Italy’s 5-Star backs Di Maio to carry on as leader after EU vote defeat

Di Maio still faces a daunting task to turn around the party’s fortunes

Matteo Salvini brings old-style politics to Italy election campaign

Far-right League leader’s taste for travelling around the country is paying rich dividends

Tension in Italy coalition fuels talk of potential split

Five Star and League at odds after Salvini comments about breaking EU spending limits

Italy’s PM intervenes as corruption case threatens coalition

Giuseppe Conte tells transport minister Armando Siri to step down over graft allegations

Filling a gap: the clandestine gang fixing Rome illegally

As Italy’s capital deteriorates, a secret organisation is doing the repairs the authorities won’t

Matteo Renzi: ‘I don’t think populism has a good future’

Ex-Italian PM believes Di Maio and Matteo Salvini will burn out and looks to Macron

Italy’s Five Star blocks kidnapping trial against Matteo Salvini

Online vote by party members averts embarrassment for coalition government

Italy’s Five Star Movement to vote on Salvini’s legal immunity

Prosecutors in Sicily investigating League leader for blocking migrants from entering country

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