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As a divided Italy heads to the polls, a sharp right turn is likely

Italians will soon vote in national elections and the country will have its 70th government since the founding of the republic in 1946.

The Conversation

Prospect of far-right female premier divides Italian women

Italy could be on the verge of electing its first woman premier

The Independent UK

How a far-right politician could become Italy’s first female leader

By any account, Giorgia Meloni’s rise is astonishing, write Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli. In a matter of weeks, she could become the prime minister of Italy

The Independent UK

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Italy's Draghi presents new aid package, says won't be back as PM

Italy approved an aid package worth some 14 billion euros ($14 billion) on Friday to shield firms and families from surging energy costs, in probably the last major act by outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi before a Sept. 25 election.

Reuters

Sanctions on Russia working, support for Ukraine must continue, Draghi says

International sanctions on Russia are working and support for Ukraine must continue until it has won the war, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday.

Reuters

No Italian parties in U.S.' Russian financing report, Draghi says

No Italian political parties were named in a report drawn up by U.S. intelligence that highlighted Russian efforts to influence politics in more than two dozen countries, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday.

Reuters

"Can't pay, don't pay" - Italian group urges energy bill strike

An Italian consumer group has called for an energy bills strike, offering legal support to people unable or unwilling to pay skyrocketing gas and electricity prices amid the soaring cost of living, it said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Italy's Meloni clashes with ally Salvini over energy crisis

Long simmering tensions between Giorgia Meloni, tipped to become Italy's next prime minister after this month's election, and her ally Matteo Salvini, head of the rightist League, have bubbled to the surface 10 days before the vote.

Reuters

Italy restores pay cap for top civil servants

The Italian government on Wednesday reversed a controversial attempt by the outgoing parliament to weaken a salary cap for senior public servants.

Reuters

‘We’ve tried them all, except Meloni’: Far-right leader tipped to become Italy’s first female PM

As yet unaffected by the slings and arrows of governing, Giorgia Meloni is poised to carry her hard-right Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) party to victory in Italy’s general election on September 25, putting her in the running to become the country’s first female prime minister. FRANCE 24 reports from…

France 24

Russian funding claims spice up Italian election

U.S. claims that Russia has given at least $300 million to political parties in more than two dozen countries sent a jolt through Italy's election campaign on Wednesday, with right-wing leaders denying they had received clandestine cash.

Reuters

Democrat Letta: Fear plays role in Italy's Brexit-like vote

With Italy's election looming, the main leader of the Italian center-left alliance says the gains of a Swedish populist party with neo-Nazi roots is one more indication that fear is driving the far-right's growth in Europe

The Independent UK

Explainer-Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory

Italy votes in a national election on Sunday Sept. 25 after Prime Minister Mario Draghi's national unity government was brought down by party infighting in July.

Reuters

Italy election: who’s running, who will win, and why does it matter?

Polls are predicting centre-right coalition led by ‘post-fascist’ Brothers of Italy will triumph later this month

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Front-runner for prime minister says she’ll keep Italy on Draghi’s course on Russia, debt

The front-runner to become Italy’s next prime minister said she wants to maintain the course set by Mario Draghi on support for Ukraine and avoid adding to domestic debt.

Reuters

No time to waste, worried Italian business leaders warn politicians

Italy cannot afford weeks of political inertia after an election this month, business chiefs said, adding that sky-high energy prices are already forcing more and more firms to curtail production.

The Guardian - UK

Energy price inflation: how the UK and EU could fight it

What can be done about rising prices – and would nationalising gas and electricity firms help?

The Guardian - UK

Tariff shields and turning off lights: how Europe is tackling the energy crisis

The scale of the crisis in several European countries, and what governments are doing about it

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The Guardian - UK

Europe has little option but to rescue consumers from the energy crisis

With no end to Ukraine war in sight and transition away from Russian gas ongoing, scale of support will have to be massive

Reuters

Exclusive-Italy's Meloni says public finances will be safe in her hands

The Italian rightist alliance's ambitious spending plans will respect European Union budget rules and not blow a hole in the country's finances, the head of the party topping the polls ahead of a national election next month said.

The Independent UK

Draghi: Italy has stockpiled 80% of natural gas reserves

Outgoing Italian Premier Mario Draghi said the country is less vulnerable to interruptions of Russian natural gas supplies because of its moved rapidly to reduce dependence on Moscow

Reuters

Draghi says Italy must remain at heart of EU, international alliances

Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy must remain at the heart of the European Union and not isolate itself, in an apparent warning on Wednesday to the centre-right alliance that is expected to win an election next month.

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni slams energy policy as campaign heats up

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has led her first election campaign rally in the Adriactic port city of Ancona

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Italy’s political dysfunction opens the door to a far-right prime minister

In today’s newsletter: After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s caretaker government, Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy party look set for power – why?

The Guardian - UK

Europe on the brink: the states battling to stave off recession

War, drought and Covid have blighted prospects not just in Britain but continent-wide. Which countries are most at risk?

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