Meloni and Calenda are on the field like Schlein, Salvini and Tajani but none of them will ever go to the European Parliament: this is how the all-Italian scandal of flirtatious candidatures spreads
Interview with Piervirgilio Dastoli, President of the European Movement and former secretary of Altiero Spinelli. New reform treaties for the enlargement of the EU to the Balkans and Ukraine, strategic defense autonomy and greater investments are indispensable. The anomaly of Tajani's "owl" candidacies,…
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%
The Green Deal has caused divisions among all the political forces of the EU. A poll based on 30 points gave the outgoing Parliament a bad report. A shadow on the June elections
Regional elections, the counting is still at the beginning, but the advantage of the outgoing president Vito Bardi over the centre-left challenger Piero Marrese is very large. The coalition that governs the country towards a new victory after Abruzzo. Attendance is down sharply:…
As per tradition, there will be an independent candidate in the next US presidential elections. It is an illustrious name: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Professor Stefano Luconi explains who he is and how many chances of victory he has
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
Ukraine's decision not to hold presidential elections amid the war with Russia has raised questions about Zelensky's position. What can happen: political-military cabinet or national unity government?
High tension in Caracas: Nicolas Maduro's veto of the opposition's candidacy has triggered a diplomatic crisis with Argentina and raises strong doubts about the regularity of the elections. The country has been experiencing a deep crisis for over 10 years
Erdogan beaten in big cities. The re-elected mayor of Istanbul Imamoglu becomes the main opposition leader: "You have opened the door for the future. He has won democracy"
Putin will rule until 2030, making him the longest-serving leader in Russia since Catherine the Great. The turnout reached 77%. At 12 rows at the polling stations as a sign of protest, over 70 arrests. The West in…
Polls open for three days in Russia for 112 million inhabitants. Voting continues until Sunday evening at 20pm. There are few doubts: Putin will confirm himself as President for the fifth time. The only unknown is any protests against him with…
After the first green light from the House, the amnesty law passes to the Senate, where the right promises battle. Former leader Puigdemont could become a protagonist again
The conservatives of the Democratic Alliance obtain 29,5% of the preferences, the socialists concede defeat with 28,7%; the far right flies to 18%
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
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qing's message to the National People's Congress disappoints operators, but Asian stock markets go up. in Ny Nvidia doesn't stop anymore, the spread drops again
The Sardinian elections do not have a national significance but they make us reflect: Meloni has lost his magic touch but the left will only be able to undermine her by allying itself with the center and adopting a realistic, reformist and anti-populist policy
Thanks to the vote of the major cities, the centre-left candidate Todde is back ahead of her centre-right rival Truzzu. Pd first party followed by FdI. The League is bad
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"
The Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee has given the green light to the amendment that gives non-resident students the opportunity to vote in the European elections in June - Here's how it will work
The Israeli prime minister replies to Biden and knows no reason: "Whoever asks us to stop is telling the country to lose the war against Hamas. For now, no elections"
While Putin invades the US elections with a public endorsement in favor of the current President Biden, the country is moving towards what will be the decisive day for its allies too: November 5th
Riots and violence occurred in the African country after the presidential elections were postponed in December. Risk of coup d'état or dictatorship? Senegal is one of the most mature states on the continent and an economic model for Africa. Enough…
In this interview, Professor Stefano Lucoli, professor of History and institutions of the Americas at the University of Padua, explains how campaign financing for candidates in the US elections works
This year, around 4 billion people, around half of the human race, will vote in 62 countries. The Economist Intelligent Unit's annual Democracy Index takes stock. What role will Artificial Intelligence have?
Argentina turns to the right with the victory of the hyper-liberalist Javier Milei who defeated the moderate Peronist and Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, in the presidential run-off - Milei's extravagant recipes alarm the markets and the path looms for Argentina...
Sunday 19 November the run-off between the outgoing Economy Minister, a Peronist and advised by the Brazilian president's team of communicators, and the super-liberal Milei, who despite his extravagant recipes is slightly ahead in the polls
The result of the by-elections in Monza which confirmed the victory of Galliani for the centre-right in the name of Berlusconi give rise to reflection for two reasons: the boom in abstentions and the inability of the left, which preferred a local candidate, to…
In the first round of the presidential elections, the Peronist Minister of Economy Massa received 36% against 30% for the ultra-liberal Milei. But in the runoff, who will receive the votes of the moderate right candidate Bullrich who took 24%?
The winner of the presidential elections will decide the country's position in foreign policy and above all how to deal with inflation and poverty – The Milei unknown is worrying, as public opinion increasingly likes it but not the markets
Interview with the Argentine writer Nicolas Goszi, former ghostwriter of the Peronist campaign in 2015: "The country cannot afford the recipes proposed by Milei, who in fact does not even have the trust of the financial community". "Giving up the weight and privatizing everything would help…
In the South American country the center-right wins for the third time in a row, this time it does so with the son of the "banana magnate" Alvaro Noboa, from whom he inherited two businesses in Panama (Ecuadorian law prohibits this). He will have to face two emergencies:…
In the elections in Poland the populist party of Kaczynski and Prime Minister Morawiecki wins but does not obtain the majority prize. And so the opposition of the former president of the European Council Donald Tusk has the numbers to govern, who would bring back Warsaw...
Countdown to one of the most important elections in the history of South America: on 22 October Argentina votes to elect the new president and the favorite is the sovereignist hawk Javier Milei. According to some, his profile doesn't displease…
Taxis have become a very rare commodity but their lack is irrefutable proof that they are few and that it is time to multiply licenses with adequate compensation or to recognize full rights for Uber and NCC
The publisher GoWare offers for reading an essay on the politician of the moment, the economist Javier Milei who is running for the Argentine presidential elections: here are his thoughts
Sensational result of the primaries in Argentina where the local Trump, the sovereignist Javier Milei, collects 32% and clearly detaches his opponents with an incredible flop by the Peronists
The arrest warrant for the Catalan pro-independence leader jeopardizes any agreement between pro-independence activists and socialists after the elections. And the scenario of a new return to the polls is strengthened
No majority emerges from the Spanish polls but incredibly Sanchez's socialists, although outnumbered by the popular ones, have a few more chances of forming the new government: the Catalan independence activists will be decisive
Argentina, grappling with one of the worst financial crises in its history, is heading for elections - Peronisms choose Massa, Larreta and Bullriich as challengers - Businesses choose the yuan
Roberto Gravina admits defeat and congratulates the winner. The M5S collapses with 7% of the votes. Pd at 12% like Forza Italia
The debacle in Molise is yet another confirmation that for the Democratic Party, the pursuit of the Five Stars only leads to distortion and defeat. If the Democratic Party does not decide to clearly say what it wants and only then to look for…
The candidate of the center-right Francesco Roberti is over 60%, the challenger of the center-left Gravina stops at 35%. - Brothers of Italy almost 20%, M5S and Lega debacle at 5%
Thanks to the new electoral system, the conservative leader gets the seats needed to govern without alliances. Mitsotakis: "I will be prime minister of all Greeks. Now the reforms." The far right is strengthened with various parties in Parliament. Tsipras and the…
The big names of the main parties have all flocked to Molise where on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 there will be votes for the regional ones, which have turned into a testing ground on a national scale
In autumn, Europe could be shaken by a violent earthquake. The epicenter could be Poland, where citizens will be called to vote. The EU has repeatedly condemned the illiberal laws of Warsaw which aims to become the hub of a…
Nobody knows exactly where artificial intelligence will take us but one thing is certain: without rules there will be trouble. Especially in view of the upcoming elections in the US, as the financier Soros recalls
Laura Castelletti will have to step into the arena, decide priorities and real benefits for the community, without being torn to pieces in the urban planning cage
Erdogan will remain at the helm of Turkey for another 5 years: this is the result of the ballot in which the Sultan prevailed over his challenger Kilicdaroglu
On Sunday 28 the Turks are called to the polls again. Erdogan is the big favorite in the ballot, also thanks to the support of Ogan's nationalists. For the ISPI analyst, the games are made. Unless....
Tsipras paid a heavy price in Sunday's Greek election that gave partial victory to the right but without his courageous consolidation action Greece could not have done it
The inconsistency and dilettantism of the centre-right, unable to connect with the city, were the real key to the electoral result which facilitated the success of the centre-left and the affirmation of the new mayor Laura Castelletti, who has been without a party for ten years
The outgoing Conservative premier is reconfirmed in government but does not have sufficient numbers to govern. New elections at the end of June for a majority without coalitions. Heavy defeat for Tsipras and his Syriza party with a gap of 20%.
Laura Castelletti is the new mayor of Brescia, Scajola towards reconfirmation in Imperia, many ballots - Turnout above 59%
Interview with Valeria Giannotta, scientific director of the Cespi Turkey Observatory - "If there are no twists and turns, it is very probable that Erdogan will win in the May 28 runoff" because the anti-Kurdish demands of nationalist Ogan are inadmissible for Kilicdaroglu
Outgoing President Erdogan did not reach 50%, he is given 48-49% in yesterday's Turkish elections and therefore a runoff with challenger Kilicdaroglu will be necessary
The May 14 elections may mark a turning point for Turkey but they are also important for Europe and for the world: Erdogan's democracy or Kilicdaroglu's gentle renewal? Here's everything you need to know
On 18 April 1948, three months after the entry into force of the Constitutional Charter, the first political elections in democratic Italy were held
The 37-year-old premier Sanna Marin with the Social Democrats comes third. You win the Right of Petteri Orpo. A coalition is needed to govern. Balances in Europe
Amidst strikes and protests against the pension reform, France is experiencing a new May '68, albeit with a very different sign and Macron doesn't know how to find his way back to normality: today's TV interview
France at the crossroads: in the next few hours two no-confidence motions will try to send home not only the pension reform but Macron's majority with possible recourse to early elections - But the precedent of the motion's boomerang…
INTERVIEW WITH BIAGIO DE GIOVANNI, philosopher and former MEP of the Pd area. “We are witnessing the end of representative democracy” – “The Democratic Party must find itself and detach itself from the 5 Stars” – “I hope Bonaccini wins. Schlein is a…
If there is no chance of winning, people don't go to vote unless they fear a debacle of their own party - Lega and Forza Italia have avoided the cannibalization of Meloni - M5S and Terza polo have no…
The final results of the elections have finally arrived. Who are elected to the Lazio regional council: here are all the names and the balance of power between the parties
The 80 seats of the Lombardy regional council will be distributed on the basis of the electoral results - The centre-right wins the majority prize - Here are all those elected province by province
The plant to be built in the area above Rome is the most effective solution for responding to continuous emergencies. The investment will benefit the entire region. Waste today is a stain on the image of the capital
When and how to vote, when the ballot begins, electoral card, how the president and the regional council are elected, what the polls say. Everything you need to know about the 2023 regional elections in Lombardy
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 discount on train tickets is valid for round trips and provides for a 70% reduction on the Base price of the ticket for Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Intercity, Intercity Notte and couchette service. For regional trains instead…
The majority is in favor of the waste-to-energy plant in Rome. According to a survey conducted by Euromedia Research, 47% of Lazio residents choose waste as the most urgent problem in view of the regional elections. 40% opt for Health and…
Lula narrowly won the runoff but is the first Brazilian president to win a third term
The candidate on the left is ahead of the outgoing president. The polls show him as a winner, but the gap between the two candidates narrows: 4-5 points
Even before the consultations at the Quirinale begin, the center-right has already reached a decisive turning point for the formation or otherwise of the new government - Renzi is convinced that the seduction of power will end up bringing Berlusconi and…
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…
A summit between Meloni, Berlusconi and Salvini will seek agreement on the presidencies of the Senate and the Chamber while the candidacy of the moderate Northern League is advancing for the leadership of the MEF Giancarlo Giorgetti
The former CEO of ENI and current President of Acciaierie d'Italia shoots zero on the faults of Germany as well as Russia on the energy crisis and its future in the government is open to it but only if the Quirinale calls it
Meloni puts her hands forward and claims that Italy is late in implementing the PNRR: "Then they'll blame us" - But Draghi gets furious and replies: "All goals hit"
The president of Confindustria breaks up the Lega's proposals on flat taxes and early retirements, facilitating the drafting of Meloni's new government program
Meloni would like a high-profile government and does not rule out nominating technicians even for key seats, but Salvini and Berlusconi have their political candidates for the Interior Ministry and the Farnesina. How will it end?
Here is the list of new deputies and senators entering Parliament for the first time with the 2022 elections. And the names of the veterans, with a record
After the crushes against the EU, Meloni will have to try to reconcile national interest and European rules - First official trip to Brussels in December - Lagarde's words
The threats launched during the electoral campaign towards the EU are worrying: it is to be hoped that the impact with reality will lead Meloni to forget the electoral promises of his allies
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 seats of Minister of Economy, Foreign Affairs, Interior and Justice are the ones that will most define the nature of the new government and on which Mattarella will be particularly vigilant - Here are the candidates
Enrico Letta of the Pd and Matteo Salvini are the two great losers of the political elections of 25 September: the internal showdown and the very concrete risk of losing their seats are being prepared for them
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%
Berlusconi's words from Vespa: "Putin wanted to put decent people in Kiev" unleash an uproar - Letta: "If they win on September 25, the Kremlin toasts" - Calenda: "Berlusconi, shame on you"
The assembly of Confindustria in Vicenza has not forgiven the fall of the Draghi government - President Dalla Vecchia: "We are afraid of the lack of planning of a country that has given up one of its best men"
The Conte governments have on their conscience the closure of the mission unit on hydrogeological instability that the Renzi government had set up by allocating 45 million to secure the Misa river in the Marche region, then destined by the grillini to other posts of…
Blackstone to Draghi: "With you the world has faith in Italy" - The premier: "How we deal with autocracies will define our ability to shape the future for many years"
Very tough clash on basic income between Conte and Renzi - The leader of the Five Stars provokes that of Iv: "Come unescorted among the citizens to talk about your ideas" - Renzi replies: "You are half a man, you speak for…
The prime minister rules out a second mandate at Palazzo Chigi but strictly dismisses Salvini for his pro-Russian ambiguity, Meloni for her attacks on the EU and the France-Germany axis, and Conte for his somersaults on sending arms to Ukraine
Two outings were enough to unmask the real Meloni: an inconsiderate attack on Europe forgetting the 200 billion of the Recovery Plan and a reckless attack on Draghi on the public debt which has never dropped as much as in recent months -…
According to the Observatory on Italian public accounts, the universal extension of the flat tax would cost 58 billion euros - Astronomical bill even for the 41 share
Letta reproaches Renzi for having wanted the Rosatellum but in reality the leader of IV wanted the Italicum which lapsed with the rejection of the 2016 constitutional referendum which gave rise to a parliamentary agreement on the Rosatellum that no one has anymore…
At the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Salvini breaks the delay and openly criticizes the anti-Putin sanctions but Meloni and Tajani do not follow him
Trenitalia, Italo and Ita offer discounts of up to 70% on ticket prices for the 5 million non-residents forced to return to their municipality of residence to vote in the elections on 25 September
In the last legislature, the leader of the Brothers of Italy presented a constitutional law proposal with a clear sovereign brand to Parliament to repeal any reference to the legal system and obligations towards the EU: the proposal did not make much progress…