Politics
James Walston explains the Italy's latest efforts to form a new government.
We also print the text from his blog below.
The electronic tumbrils are beginning to roll. On Friday, the Five Star Movement’s (M5S)...
James Walston follows the complicated story of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen, the worsening diplomatic relations between Italy and India and the resignation of Italy's minister of foreig...
The United States ambassador to Italy, David Thorne, has told young Italians that it is time to act on behalf of their country.
He told high school students at the prestigious Liceo Classico Visconti in the centre of...
James Walston looks at two populist politicians, Silvio Berlusconi and Beppe Grillo. See Walston's blog for the original version paste below and all its links.
Yesterday a group of about 150 parliamentarians demonstra...
Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to hospital today with symptoms of gastroenteritis. The Queen has cancelled all her appointments for the next week as a precaution, including the visit to Italy. It’s not yet clear i...
James Walston updates his readers on the difficult choices faced by Italy over the next few weeks, following the general elections on 24-25 February.
To read his blog click here.
For a foreign observer one of the mysteries about Beppe Grillo is that as a comedian he never seems to laugh. Take his photos for a start: has anyone seen a smile behind his angry scowl? Or try to understand his jokes; c...
Genoese comic-turned-politician Beppe Grillo will conclude his election campaign in Rome’s Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano at 18.00 on Friday 22 February.
Organisers are predicting up to one million people, and t...
James Walston updates his readers on the state of Italian politics in the runup to the general elections on 24-25 February. To read his blog with all the links click here.
We reprint the article below. There is a spec...
A capacity crowd of approximately 700 people attended the Italian premiere of the controversial documentary “Girlfriend in a Coma” at Rome’s Teatro Eliseo on the evening of 13 February. There was a heav...
The president of Ireland Michael D. Higgins is making an official visit to Rome on Wednesday 6 February.
The Irish president will be accompanied by his wife Sabina on the trip which is being carried out in line with I...
James Walston looks at the banking scandal at Monte Paschi di Siena (MPS) and the effect that it is having on the Italian elections.
The article follows below but you can also read it on Walston's blog
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The producers of a highly-critical documentary about the direction of Italy’s politics, economy and society claim they are victims of censorship after the film's Italian premiere in Rome was cancelled during the ru...
James Walston explains the ins and outs of Italy's controversial electoral law, which was not amended in time for the February general elections even though all parties agreed that it was unjust and should be changed....
James Walston examines the alternatives ahead for Mario Monti as Italy prepares for general elections. What follows was first posted on Walston's blog on 16 December.
Politics is about power and policy, the two motiva...
James Walston answers some questions about the political situation on his blog.
This was a question that came in today, similar to many others: Do you think that Mario Monti might run as a political candidate? If yes...
On Thursday, Berlusconi said that he was going to stand again and his party secretary Angelino Alfano said that they would withdraw PdL support from the government… but responsibly, after passing the budget which...
Rome's security forces are on high alert for the scheduled "No Monti Day" protest at 14.30 on Saturday 27 October. The demonstration, which involves trade unions, students, left-wing parties and various protest groups, h...
Renata Polverini has handed in her resignation as governor of the Lazio region as the result of a money scandal involving the use of slush funds by a section of the governing party, the Popolo della Libertà (PdL)...
Three parties that make up the opposition in Lazio’s regional government have resigned in protest about what could be a million-euro scandal involving expense accounts, short-term employment contracts and extensive...
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