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

US politics: Range of presidential hopefuls is sign of party weakness – not strength

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

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

Dublin’s Iseq share index has fallen 6.6% in seven weeks, leaving it the third worst-performing equity market since July

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

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

TPP is a wide-ranging trade agreement between 11 Pacific countries, including Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Canada, Mexico and Australia

In less than a month he has upended his country’s policies on migration and asylum

Italy has the largest absolute debt load of any EU country, and the third largest in the world

PM Giuseppe Conte has pledged to cut taxes, boost welfare spend and overhaul some EU rules

Newspapers report New York University had no record of Giuseppe Conte ever attending

New election looms after former PM knocks partnership with populist Five Star Movement

Talks begin but could take weeks and still end in deadlock, prolonging instability

Italian party commits to staying in opposition after former prime minister stands down

New name will remove ‘psychological brake’ for voters, Front National leader tells congress

The contest of ideas in Europe is far from over and the centre-left can take heart from the essential relevance of its message

Relief that a coalition deal has been struck in Berlin will be tempered by low expectations for the incoming government

Both Five Star and alliance of centre-right and right claim status of largest party

Widespread anger over poverty, unemployment and migrants hits Democratic Party

Voters go to the polls on Sunday after an election campaign marked by deep anger at the country’s situation

Northern League leader’s language may be too extreme for some voters in Sunday’s election

Many voters undecided as Italian election enters final week of campaign

In next month’s vote, Renzi’s centre-left coalition risks losing to Berlusconi’s right

A plethora of rising political parties will contest Italy’s election on March 4th

Anti-establishment party faces potentially damaging allegations weeks before election

Onlookers say suspect Luca Traini made fascist salute before being handcuffed

Italian election has brought country's former leader back to the centre of its political debate

Europe Letter: Eurosceptical forces in Rome will undermine Franco-German partnership

The politics of Italy, and the world, have swung back to the 81-year-old media mogul

Prime minister issues warning that parties must not ‘dramatise the risk of instability’

Anti-immigrant sentiment fuels support for populist parties including resurgent Northern League

Populist Five Star movement has swarmed the island in search of political breakthrough

Italy’s economic development ministry blamed the delay on “extraordinary events” changing the “strategic dynamics” in the sector

Proposed law would allow for the formation of broad coalitions before a vote

Once Britain leaves, the assessment of the pros and cons of EU membership will change

Comeback aimed at countering 5-Star surge may prove crucial to existence of euro zone

Union relaunch faces major challenges in countering Euroscepticism and nationalism

Senior figures including Massimo D’Alema not happy with party’s move to the centre

Former Italian prime minister says feuding within PDs a gift to its main opponent