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Luca Bergamo becomes deputy to Mayor Raggi.
Rome's culture councillor Luca Bergamo has become the new deputy mayor of Rome, following the reshuffle of Mayor Virginia Raggi's inner circle by her party leader Beppe Gril...
M5S party leader Grillo asserts control over Mayor Raggi.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has had her powers reduced by the leader of her anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) party Beppe Grillo, after the recent arre...
Raggi's head of personnel Raffaele Marra arrested on suspicion of corruption.
Rome city personnel chief Raffaele Marra, the right-hand man to mayor Virginia Raggi, was arrested on 16 December on suspicion of corruptio...
Task to complete reforms, take care of “excluded middle class”, Gentiloni says.
The new government of Paolo Gentiloni won the confidence of the senate on Wednesday, completing the process of taking office.
The exe...
Paola Muraro steps down amid investigation.
Rome's environment councillor Paola Muraro has stepped down from her position, pending the outcome of an investigation for alleged environmental crimes.
Rome mayor Virgin...
Pier Carlo Padoan remains as economy minister to tackle looming banking crisis.
Former foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister on Monday evening, bringing to a close the government...
Renzi stalwart asked to propose list of new ministers in record time.
Outgoing foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni has been invited by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government following the resignation of pri...
"Italy needs a government with full powers quickly," says Sergio Mattarella.
Italy “needs a government with full powers as quickly as possible” in order to meet “domestic, European and international” commitments and...
President Mattarella to begin crisis consultations with political leaders on 8 December.
Matteo Renzi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, making good on his promise to step down in the event of defeat in the 4 De...
Only two of Rome's municipal districts vote Yes in Italian referendum.
Almost 60 per cent of Romans voted against the 4 December referendum to reform the Italian constitution, which has led to the resignation of premi...
Renzi to resign after budget is passed into law.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has asked prime minister Matteo Renzi to stay in office for a few days more, until next year's budget is passed into law, probably b...
Renzi to meet President Mattarella.
The attempt of Matteo Renzi's government to reform the Italian constitution was decisively defeated in a referendum on 4 December. On a larger than normal turnout for a referendum t...
Polling is from 07.00 to 23.00, 50.7 million people eligible to take part.
On Sunday 4 December Italians go to the polls to vote in a referendum on a government-backed constitutional reform to abolish Italy’s existing...
Demonstration against constitutional reform scheduled in central Rome on 27 Nov.
There will be high security in the centre of Rome on Sunday 27 November for the protest against Italy's upcoming referendum on constitut...
Court rejects prosecution's claims of embezzlement, fraud and forgery.
Former Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has been acquitted of embezzlement, fraud and forgery in a court case relating to his municipal expenses while ma...
Italy goes to the polls to confirm or reject overhaul of parliament, other changes.
The government of prime minister Matteo Renzi has set 4 December as the date for the consultative referendum on a controversial const...
Raggi stands by Rome environment councillor under investigation.
Rome's beleaguered mayor Virginia Raggi says she stands by her environment councillor Paola Muraro who is currently under investigation relating to her...
British premier Theresa May meets Italian counterpart in Rome.
Britain's new prime minister Theresa May arrived in Rome on Wednesday 27 July to hold talks with her Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi at Villa Doria Pamp...
Italy's leaders comment in wake of Brexit referendum.
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has responded to the United Kingdom's historic decision to leave the European Union by tweeting: "We have to change to make [Eu...
Virginia Raggi becomes first female mayor of Rome.
Virginia Raggi of the anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) took office as the first female mayor of Rome on the evening of Thursday 23 June.
The 37-year-old...
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