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With Italy's Draghi toppled, populists campaign in fast gear

Italy's politicians are in campaign mode after coalition allies toppled Premier Mario Draghi's government

The Independent UK

Italy will keep supporting Ukraine if right wins vote, says Meloni

Italy will keep sending arms to Ukraine and back Kyiv in its war against Russia if the conservative bloc wins a forthcoming national election, the head of the most popular party in the alliance has said.

Reuters

Italy to hold September elections after PM Draghi resigns

Rome (AFP) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday, triggering early elections which could bring the hard right to power after the country's warring parties toppled reformer Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

AFP

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Who gains or loses, what's next in Italy crisis

Italian Premier Mario Draghi's decision to turn in his resignation after his “unity” coalition broke apart dramatically in Parliament was the latest step in a political crisis that could take months before a new government is solidly in place to lead the European Union's third-largest economy

The Independent UK

Far right in front for snap Italy election after Draghi goes

Brothers of Italy party favourites to top ballot in September with 24% of votes based on recent polling

The Guardian - UK

Snap elections called in Italy after Draghi resigns

AFP

Italy’s far right celebrate Draghi’s downfall and look poised to take power

Analysis: Brothers of Italy have lead in polls as postmortem begins on technocrat’s government of disunity

The Guardian - UK

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Italy's Draghi resigns, paving way to snap elections

Rome (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after the country's fractious parties torpedoed his national unity government, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.

AFP

Italy heads to an early election after Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition fails

Italy's president accepted Premier Mario Draghi's resignation and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government following the rapid collapse of the ruling coalition.

WEKU

What is next for Italy after Prime Minister Draghi’s resignation?

The collapse of Draghi’s government opens the way for early elections in autumn.

Al Jazeera

Italy's Draghi resigns after coalition implodes

Rome (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.

AFP

Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

WEKU

Italy’s cool, calm PM creates political mayhem after forcing a confidence vote

If Mario Draghi’s risky gamble fails, his country may be thrust back into unstable ‘bonkers’ government. And Italians will not thank him for it.

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The Guardian view on Italy’s political crisis: Draghi should stay for now

Editorial: Early elections would destabilise the country, as a deeply challenging winter looms

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Reuters

Italy's centre-right may win outright majority at elections, study shows

A bloc of conservative parties, led by the far-right Brothers of Italy, looks likely to win a clear majority at the next elections, which might come as early as September, a study of recent opinion polls shows.

Reuters

Italy stuck in political limbo, prospect of early election grows

Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impasse, government officials said on Friday, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation in the wake of a mutiny by a coalition partner.

Al Jazeera

Italy: Gov’t collapse averted as president refuses PM resignation

PM Mario Draghi had offered his resignation after the Five Star Movement boycotted a crucial vote in parliament.

The Guardian - UK

Centre-left secures key victories in Italy’s local election runoffs

Coalition wins in seven of 13 provincial capitals including traditionally conservative Verona

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Reuters

Italian govt faces turbulence after key parties fail in local vote

The far-right Brothers of Italy party, buoyed by a strong showing in weekend local elections, has called on Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition to resign after its main supporters fared badly in the vote.

Reuters

Italian far-right leader Meloni eyes breakthrough in mayoral votes

Italians were voting on Sunday for mayors in almost 1,000 towns and cities, providing an opportunity for far-right leader Giorgia Meloni to establish her dominance of the centre-right alliance ahead of a parliamentary election early next year.

The Guardian - UK

Brothers of Italy: once-fringe far-right party plots local elections success

Giorgia Meloni’s party hopes to gain ground as Italians go to polls to elect mayors and councillors

France 24

Unpacking claims that European countries are not meeting their defence spending commitments

Last month, Giorgia Meloni, the president of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, strongly criticised EU defence policy, claiming that no country is meeting its defence spending commitments. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille look at some defence spending figures to debunk this claim.

Bangkok Post

Illiberal politicians and other threats to democracy

The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is manoeuvring to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in 2020. In France, not one but two…

The Guardian - UK

Italian League’s Matteo Salvini calls for new alliance based on US Republicans

Attempt to create a rightwing political force may mean the end of partnership with Brothers of Italy

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