What’s caused Italy’s political crisis and what’s likely to happen next.
- Professor of Politics, University of Salford
He’s barred from public office but this former prime minister isn’t going to be held back by the small matter of a conviction for tax evasion.
A populist movement led by a comedian has come from nowhere to make life very difficult for the establishment.
What should have been a debate about constitutional reform has turned into a battle for the premiership, thanks to a schoolboy error by the incumbent.
In Italy, as elsewhere, elections for the European parliament have always tended to be “second order”. This means that voters see them as less important than the “first-order” elections for the national…
Maria Miller has resigned as Culture secretary. Until today, she was one of the most powerful women in the Conservative Party; she has been described as “efficient and low-key”, and rapidly climbed the…
On 12 March, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approved proposals for major electoral reform, which must now be passed by the senate. The proposals are the fruit of a cross-party agreement that has given Italy…
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