Interview with Bruno Tabacci, president of the Democratic Center - "If De Gasperi's electoral law, which provided for a modest majority bonus, was unfairly labeled a fraud, what should we say about the Meloni law?" "I've been working with Ernesto for months…
Giorgia Meloni's day after unfolds amidst controversy and suspicions regarding her center-right allies. Today marks a new episode with the majority still split over preferences. The Vannacciani amendment, rejected by secret ballot, was the key factor...
The government's resounding rejection in the Chamber of Deputies of a crucial amendment to the electoral law favoring the reintroduction of preferential voting rights was met with resounding defeat. More than thirty snipers within the majority supported the amendment, strongly supported by Meloni, whose absence from the Chamber is...
Voting is taking place today and tomorrow in the municipal elections: the results will better determine who won the first-round vote between the center-right and center-left.
There are 737 municipalities voting, including Venice and 17 other provincial capitals. Here's everything you need to know.
Interview with Bruno Tabacci, a longtime parliamentarian and president of the Democratic Center, following the Yes vote's defeat in the Justice referendum: "The belated resignations of government members would never have occurred without the No vote's victory," Meloni noted.
The fall regional elections have concluded: on Sunday, November 23rd and Monday, November 24th, citizens of Puglia, Campania, and Veneto will vote to elect new presidents. The political era of Emiliano, De Luca, and Zaia has come to an end.
The budget is underway. The 137-article draft increases the rate on short-term rentals to 26% and introduces the definition of Lep (Less Employment and Lease). Same excise tax for gasoline and diesel. All the measures. Confindustria (Italian Industrialists) raises alarm over new US tariffs.
The 2025 Calabria elections will take place on Sunday, October 5 (7-23) and Monday, October 6 (7-15) to elect a new president and renew the Regional Council. After its triumph in the Marche region, the center-right aims to consolidate its lead in…
In the Marche region, the outgoing president of the center-right coalition has been officially confirmed. Brothers of Italy remains the leading party with nearly 28%. Turnout drops to 50%. In the Aosta Valley, the autonomists performed well, while the center-right party, FI, holds firm…
Regional elections 2025, the fall contests are underway: voting takes place in the Marche and Aosta Valley. But the duel between Acquaroli and Ricci will be the deciding factor: the effects of the vote on the relationship between the FdI and the Lega, and what...
2025 referendum outcome: it should have been an "eviction notice" for the Meloni government. Instead, the center-right rejoices after the results. Repercussions on the wider field? Schlein (PD): "We are even more motivated to build the alternative"
2025 municipal elections, Salis books victory in the first round in Genoa. Center-left ahead in Taranto and Matera, but the game will be decided in the run-offs. Red stronghold in Ravenna holds
Today and tomorrow's elections in Umbria and Emilia-Romagna are also a test at a national level, especially for Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte. Here's everything you need to know about the vote on the 17th and 18th…
Bucci's center-right won in Liguria by a handful of votes and Giuseppe Conte's own goal in refusing the votes of Matteo Renzi's Iv was decisive for the center-left's defeat. If the…
Genoa supports the center-left candidate, despite projections giving the center-right candidate the lead. Fdi below 15%. Turnout plummets to 46%
Swg instant polls and Opinio-Rai exit polls indicate a head-to-head with a slight advantage for Bucci over Orlando. Turnout down, bad weather also weighs
After the judicial storm that led to the resignation of Giovanni Toti, Liguria returns to the polls to elect the new president and the regional council. Liguria is also a test for the Meloni Government. Conte's vetoes…
Green light from the Council of Ministers to the Omnibus law decree: flat tax for Scrooges who decide to transfer their tax domicile to Italy, contributions for displaced people from Scampia and simplifications on renewables. Daria Perrotta at the helm of the Accounting Department…
Among the main cities, Cagliari and Bergamo go to the center-left in the first round, Pescara and Ferrara to the center-right. Here are the final results
“They saw us coming but were unable to stop us.” Giorgia Meloni closes her brief speech at the Parc dei Principi with a jab at Elly Schlein. The PD secretary shortly before, in the Dem headquarters, had claimed to…
The time factor and the implications of the investigation a month from now will be crucial for Toti's political fate. In the centre-right, "guaranteeism" remains the watchword but, as the days pass, the belief is gaining ground that...
After Abruzzo, the centre-right, with the support of Renzi and Calenda, confirms its leadership of Basilicata. FdI first party. The League brings up the rear of the centre-right, the M5S has 7,66%
Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd April new electoral test for majority and opposition in view of the European elections. Everything you need to know about the elections in Basilicata
The center-right clearly wins the Abruzzo regional elections and Meloni's government is also breathing. No luck for the centre-left wide field which did not replicate the Sardinian miracle
Today we vote in Abruzzo. Open challenge between Marsilio, outgoing governor supported by the centre-right, and D'Amico, candidate of the broad camp. All eyes on the turnout, considered decisive. Test for majority and opposition after the Sardinia effect
The left abstains from the investigation proposed by the centre-right. We want to understand if and how useful and convenient it is for the country to accept new generation nuclear power
Fight to the last vote between Todde and Truzzu at the Regionals in Sardinia. Center-left ahead in the big cities, but center-right manages to overtake
The vote in the Senate commission divides the majority, triggers bipartisan protest from the governors and causes revolt among the Democrats. Thus Bonaccini's current comes to speak of "units at risk"
Haemorrhage of consensus for the League in both elections, Fdi good - Fugatti confirmed in Trento, Svp wins in Alto Adige but loses consensus: uphill road for the new council
Giorgia Meloni opens the discussion, the majority agrees not to vote on the amendments in the commission and go to the chamber on July 27th. The game moves to autumn
A repeal amendment that cancels the proposal on the minimum wage with a swipe of the sponge. Sources of the Majority: "Forced to do it". Oppositions on the attack: "Insult to Italians" - But the real alternative is not between minimum wage Yes or No but…
The current FI number one replies to Salvini who in the Corriere had asked to remain "all united in Europe". Tajani: "Never with RN and Afd, the League is something else". Il Carroccio: "Do you prefer Macron and the Democratic Party?" Skip the meeting Salvini-Le…
The law on biodiversity does not like the European right that blocks it. Italy welcomes the stop on the grounds of food sovereignty. What future for the growth of an excellence?
On 28 and 29 May there will be ballots in 41 Italian municipalities - All eyes on the 3 Tuscan cities and Ancona, the only regional capital - First round in Sicily and Sardinia: crowds of candidates in Catania
Laura Castelletti is the new mayor of Brescia, Scajola towards reconfirmation in Imperia, many ballots - Turnout above 59%
Fedriga obtains a second mandate with over 60% of the votes - Third Pole below the threshold, turnout drops to 45,3%
For the first time turnout below 50% - According to the first trends, the Northern League Fontana confirms himself as Governor in Lombardy with an absolute majority, the Pd at 35% and Moratti at 10% - In Lazio, the meloniamo Rocca wins…
Sunday 12 and Monday 13 February we vote for the Lazio 2023 regional elections - Three main candidates for the chair of president - Here's everything you need to know to prepare for the vote
The economic but also social successes of the Draghi government are a permanent challenge to the center-right which is at a crossroads: either it manages not to disperse SuperMario's legacy or, sooner or later, it will pay for the disappointment of its action of…
After an hour of face-to-face meetings, Berlusconi and Meloni have reached a truce: "At work for a strong, cohesive and high-profile government" - Possible agreement on ministers: Tajani deputy prime minister and for foreign affairs, Pichetto Fratin at the Ecological Transition, Bernini …
In the Chamber, the center-right majority held. The game moves to government appointments that hinge on the Salvini-Meloni axis. But Berlusconi doesn't agree: "They have to come to us".
By irony of fate it's up to Elena Segre, who recalled the tragedy of the 100th anniversary of the March on Rome with very noble words, to crown La Russa President of the Senate: Meloni wins the first round but remains a prisoner of the madness of…
The center-right has always resented the ceiling on cash and could decide to deal with it already in the next budget law. Three options on the table
While we proceed to count the winners and losers, we try to understand what the distribution of seats in Parliament will be. Here are all the numbers
With the victory of the centre-right, there are many reforms at stake: basic income and pensions in the first place. But sensitivities seem a bit different within the coalition
The center-right wins the elections by 43% to 27%: it is dragged towards Palazzi Chigi by the success of the Brothers of Italy which becomes the first party - Pd under 20% and Lega under 10%
Sovereignism, which favors national rules over Community ones, the protectionism that is already manifesting itself on ITA and Telecom Italia and the happy finance that does not indicate financial coverage for reforms and tax reductions…
Instead of pursuing the chimeras of presidentialism and de-federalism, the co-founder of the Brothers of Italy (and possible future Minister of Industry); Guido Crosetto invites his centre-right climbing partners to "a pact with the adversaries" to face a very hot autumn.…
In a few hours we will find out if Mario Draghi will continue on the road to resignation or decide to rethink it for the good of the country but optimism about his stay at Palazzo Chigi is growing: naturally on his terms
The result of the ballots rewards the center-left beyond expectations, but in the provincial capitals the center-right wins 13 mayors against 10 - The turnout drops to 42,1%
INTERVIEW WITH BEPPE VACCA, former Pd parliamentarian and former president of the Gramsci Foundation - "The conclusion of the presidential election demonstrates all the strength of politics" and makes "the Mattarella-Draghi tandem Italy's strongest asset in the reform process of the 'Europe' - We must…
Sixth vote null for the election of the new President of the Republic but after the flop of Casellati a shared solution is maturing with the candidacy of Elisabetta Belloni, for a long time director of the Farnesina - FI, Iv and Leu are however…
The forcing of the center-right to elect Casellati to the Presidency of the Republic fails: only 382 votes were collected with 60 snipers in the center-right - For the next vote, things change and Casini seems to reopen
The center-right decides to "count each other" and to try to divide the center-left by voting for the current president of the Senate - Letta: "I don't know if I was right to trust" - In the afternoon the probable sixth vote
The center-right presented a shortlist of 3 candidates for the election of the Quirinale - After a long meeting, the center-left replied: "There can be no agreement on those names", proposing a new meeting - Nothing happened even in the second…
In the absence of an agreement between the various sides, the quorum for the election of the President of the Republic is very far away - The first vote ended in a stalemate - In the morning Draghi met Salvini and Letta,…
INTERVIEW WITH ALESSANDRO ALFIERI, senator of the Democratic Party and coordinator of the current reformist Base - "For the Quirinale we are aiming for a high-profile candidacy together with all the forces that support the current government: this choice goes hand in hand with…
INTERVIEW WITH TERESA BELLANOVA, President of Italia Viva - "Draghi is so authoritative that he can cover both the role of premier and President of the Republic very well, but the choice of one and the other must be made at the same time" to identify the best…
According to an electoral poll conducted for Il Sole 24 Ore by Professor D'Alimonte, without the electoral contest of IV and Action, the centre-left would be 6 points behind the centre-right which, barring unforeseen events or a new proportional electoral law,…
The outcome of the ballot in Rome between the center-right candidate and that of the Democratic Party will give the general signal to the local elections in October - The votes of Calenda, which is in third place, and of Raggi, which finishes…
Turnout in sharp decline in the first round of the administrative elections - The center-right loses ground, which wins only in Calabria and goes to three ballots -Ballot between Michetti and Gualtieri in Rome where the defeat of Raggi, finished in fourth…
Outgoing Mayor Grillina, Virginia Raggi, rejected in the first round in the projections on the elections in Rome: Michetti of the center-right and Gualtieri of the Pd in the ballot - Calenda fourth with less than 20% - Flop turnout below 50%
Record abstention in the first round of regional elections, where the Gaullists triumph - Left-wing candidates supported by Socialists and Greens hold - La Républicque en Marche out of the second round in 4 regions
Not only Emilia Romagna: on January 26 we vote for the regional elections in Calabria too - Here's who the candidates are, how they were chosen and what the polls say - Pay attention to how you vote
The center-right wins in Alghero and Cagliari, but in the capital the center-left asks for a recount - In Sassari there is a run-off between the center-left and the candidate of five civic lists
After 24 years, the centre-left loses leadership of the Region, which passes to the centre-right: Berlusconi's Bardi is the new Governor - The Five Star Movement loses half of the votes it had for politics and ranks third behind the…
For the first time in the history of the Republic, oil and gas workers and entrepreneurs marched together in last Saturday's union march in Rome: it is the sign of an Italy that loves work and raises its head against…
The united centre-right conquers Abruzzo in the regional elections with 48% of the votes - The Five Stars fall below 20% - The centre-left is approaching 30% - The Abruzzo vote will increase the excitement of the Di Maio-Salvini government
The parliamentarians of FI, Pd and Leu sink the appointment of the new president in the commission - The tear of Forza Italia risks closing the center-right alliance. Salvini insists on confirming Foa who for now remains in the saddle as…
The Democratic Party loses its historic strongholds in Emilia (Imola) and Tuscany (Siena first of all, but also Pisa and Massa) in the ballots - The center-right also wins in Terni, Viterbo, Sondrio and Ivra - Avellino surprises the…
Sunday new electoral round in 761 municipalities including 20 provincial capitals. It will be an important test to evaluate the liking of the new government and to verify the state of health of the center-left after the collapse of the policies. Here you are…
Donato Toma is the new president of the Region - The M5S is the first party but loses more than 12 points compared to the Policies of a month and a half ago - The centre-left stops at 17% but the Democrats…
With the ballot still underway, the center-right has a clear advantage in the regional elections of Molise ahead of the Five Stars and even more the Pd - Today the final results that can also give a boost to the solution of the…
The Quirinale has summoned the Speaker of the Chamber, Roberto Fico, for 17pm today, but after the Molise elections, the center-right claims Palazzo Chigi - If this attempt also fails, Mattarella will move towards assigning the post to…
INTERVIEW with BRUNO TABACCI, leader of the Democratic Center and parliamentarian of +Europe - "The Five Star-Lega government is not the only possible solution but, if Di Maio and Salvini continue to behave like absolute winners, the center-left will only have the opposition"…
The number one of the League confirms the alliance with Forza Italia and Fratelli d'Italia and explains: "With the polls closed we will work so that the team that is closest to being the majority comes to be the majority with those who are not part of this…
The Five Stars are clearly the first party while the center-right is the first coalition but with Northern League traction - On paper the only possible majority is that between the Five Stars and the League but the coalitions need to be broken down - Pd towards…
"My first proposal, if Noi con l'Italia-UDC will be in the majority, is to establish the Ministry of the Family. Not a delegation to an undersecretary or a minister who already has other delegations, a minister who only deals with…
Repatriations, closure of borders, relocation: even on immigration the electoral campaign has become a festival of demagoguery and illusory promises but there are few realistic proposals - Let's X-ray the programs of the political forces
"If a sentence came from Strasbourg that overturned the Senate's decision, I could not hold back and would go to Palazzo Chigi", declared Berlusconi - Salvini to the Viminale
The parties have completely lost their bearings, deluding voters with impossible dreams - This is why I will no longer vote for the centre-right - Sobriety and moderation only from Prime Minister Gentiloni - A letter to the newspaper: if we pay heed to the electoral promises…
Carlo Cottarelli, the former Mister Spending Review, does not demonize the Flat Tax proposed by the centre-right but debunks the premise heralded by Berlusconi: it is not true that it finances itself and therefore it is necessary to find serious covers for a reform which, depending…
The electoral campaign has always been the apotheosis of opportunism and transformation and this is how it is once again: there are 22 dwarf-parties who want to enter Berlusconi's Noah's Ark, given as winner by the polls, but the spell will soon end and someone will…
Today the counting of the Sicilian regional elections but the exit polls attribute 36-40% of the votes to the center-right of Musumeci, 33-37 to Cancelleri of M5S, 16-20% to Micari of the center-left and 6-10% to Fava of Mdp
4 voters, 681 regional seats, 70 presidential candidates - Guide to voting in Sicily on Sunday 5 November.
The two sides vie for victory in Sunday's Sicilian regionals - The increasingly split left is playing for third place, with the candidate of the extreme left, Claudio Fava, undermining that of the Democratic Party, Fabrizio Micari.
The Sicilian regional elections of November 5 are getting closer and the centre-right and centre-left have not yet found the right balance - On the right, the choice is between Armao and Musumeci - The alliance between Pd and Alfano is almost certain, but…
VOTE ANALYSIS CARRIED OUT BY THE CATTANEO INSTITUTE - Voters who voted for M5S in the first round of the administrative elections largely chose abstention in the run-off, or preferred to side with the centre-right, confirming that they were moved by "political" motivations...
Clear affirmation of the center-right composed of Forza Italia and Lega which for the first time conquers the former red stronghold of Genoa and also wins in Verona, L'Aquila, Catanzaro and in many other capitals - Sesto San Giovanni, the former…
A solution that would allow Berlusconi not only to embarrass his traditional opponents, namely the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement, but also to relaunch his party's leadership within the centre-right, displacing the Northern League…
After weeks of silence, Berlusconi intervenes in the referendum debate to pronounce a "convinced NO" - Alemanno, Gasparri, Storace and Brunetta take the lead of a committee for the NO.
ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTIONS - Grillino success in Rome: Raggi collects 35,4% and will go to the ballot with Giachetti who prevails over Meloni: Marchini's flop - Milan: Sala (Pd) narrowly wins over Parisi (centre-right), it will be a ballot - Turin : Fassino…
Passera's arrival is not enough to change the reality of a Milanese center-right with full Salvini traction where the secretary of the League unscrupulously plays his cards in a Lepenist perspective - Parisi gives a misleading interpretation but the…
With the support of Matteo Salvini, Giorgia Meloni is ready to run for mayor of Rome. Bertolaso: "Meloni must be a mother" - The reply "Women reconcile motherhood and work.
The center-right summit between Berlusconi, Salvini and Meloni on the electoral candidacies for the next administrative elections rejects the hypothesis of Alfio Marchini for the capital - The Northern League Salvini: "It was Meloni who rejected the Marchini candidacy for Rome" -…
