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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

Far-right Italian leader Meloni rides popular wave in polls

Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month could see her become Italy’s first female prime minister and its first far-right leader since World War II

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni may be no fascist. But she evokes grim memories of Italy’s past

An election win for her Brothers of Italy would be a threat to democracy across Europe

The Guardian - UK

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Italy's Berlusconi bids for Senate seat, smothers stations with ads

Eighty-five-year-old former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday he will run for a Senate seat at next month's election, seeking national office again after a nine-year absence.

Reuters

Berlusconi plots another comeback ‘to make everyone happy’

Disgraced former PM will run as Forza Italia candidate for senate in alliance led by far-right Brothers of Italy

The Guardian - UK

Italy's far-right Meloni on vote: I'm no danger to democracy

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of next month's elections, is insisting she won't be a danger to democracy if she becomes the country's next premier

The Independent UK

Italy's right heads for ample majority at election, study shows

Italy's mainly right-wing bloc is on track to win a broad majority in both houses of parliament at next month's national election, a study showed on Tuesday, benefiting from divisions among its opponents.

Reuters

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Rangers and Celtic get Super League call from Serie A chief

A failed breakaway didn't include Scotland's big two, but Adriano Galliani feels a rival to the Premier League is the only way to go.

The National (Scotland)

The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner

Rumors of a relationship between Putin, 69, and Alina Kabaeva, 39, date back more than a decade. Putin and the former Olympic gymnast are thought to have had at least three children together.

WEKU

Italy's centre-left sees open electoral race after pact with centrists

Italy's Democratic Party (PD) formed an alliance with a smaller centrist group on Tuesday in a move seen as boosting the centre-left's chances of preventing a right-wing triumph in an election next month.

Reuters

Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power

The Independent UK

Italian government collapse: the political chess moves behind Mario Draghi's resignation

Political instability in Italy is nothing new – the country has had 67 governments in less than 75 years. Its politicians are often shortsighted, moved by special interests and career concerns, rather than by the common good. This is what’s behind the collapse of the most recent government – the…

The Conversation

Russia poses threat to Italian election, says centre-left chief

Moscow could try to skew the forthcoming Italian national election by spreading fake news on social media to favour pro-Russian parties, the head of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) said on Monday.

Reuters

Brothers of Italy, the far-right party on the cusp of power

The only party in opposition during the reign of technocrat Mario Draghi’s national unity government, the post-fascist Brothers of Italy, looks set to do well in Italian elections on September 25, making party leader Giorgia Meloni the favourite to become Italy’s next prime minister.

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The Guardian - UK

‘She’s very charismatic’: could Giorgia Meloni become Italy’s first far-right leader since Mussolini?

Brothers of Italy leads far-right alliance in pole position for snap summer election

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the ousting of Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi

After bringing down an effective leader, Italy’s far right is having its hour on stage, but the die has yet to be cast at the polls

The Independent UK

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

WEKU

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

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.

The Independent UK

Eugenio Scalfari, revolutionized Italy's journalism, dies

Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari has died at age 98

The Guardian - UK

The tide is finally turning in Italy in favour of protecting women in the sex trade

A bill to legalise sex work, and criminalise the buying of it, follows the successful Nordic model, says journalist and activist Julie Bindel

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

Reuters

Italy's centre-left snatches victory from centre-right in local elections

Italy's centre left won the majority of a set of local election run-offs, results showed on Monday, undermining the centre-right in several cities where the bloc has historically been a favourite.

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