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Rome residents voted for new mayor and city councillors in local elections.
The unexpected sight of ballot boxes dumped beside bins along the side of the street has been documented by Italian news agency ANSA.
The phot...
Benito Mussolini's granddaughter tops the polls among city councillors in Rome.
Rachele Mussolini, the granddaughter of Italy's fascist dictator, has received the most votes in Rome's local elections for the city counci...
Rome's centre-right and centre-left candidates are neck and neck in exit polls as voting stops in the capital.
The first exit polls in the race for Rome's next mayor suggest a likely run-off between Roberto Gualtieri (c...
Italian cities vote for new mayors in local elections on 3-4 October.
Italy's two main right-wing political parties, the Lega and the Fratelli d'Italia (FdI), have both been embroiled in separate scandals just days befo...
As Rome prepares for local elections on 3-4 October, we take a look at the four main contenders for the city's top job.
By Andy Devane
The current mayor Virginia Raggi, in the final days of her five-year term, is see...
Both admired and criticized for the last five years, Rome Mayor, Virginia Raggi, faces elections in October. She discusses the future of the city in an interview with Wanted in Rome.by Marco Venturini
What condition d...
Lega politician leaves economy ministry post over 'Parco Mussolini' debacle.
A right-wing member of the Italian government resigned after weeks of controversy over his proposal to rename a park after Benito Mussolini's...
Calenda proposes one-stop Ancient Rome Museum on Capitoline Hill to improve tourist experience.
Carlo Calenda, one of the main candidates in the race to become Rome's next mayor, has launched a radical idea to create a...
'I'm not a no-vax, I'm not vaccinated because I still have antibodies and the doctor recommended I don't do it.'
That's how Virginia Raggi, mayor of Rome, running for a second term, expressed herself regarding the...
Colosseum and Palazzo Barberini to host Rome G20 summit.
The first G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting is being held in Rome on 29 and 30 July, in a major two-day event held under the Italian G20 presidency.
The meeting b...
Wanted in Rome talks to one of the top candidates for Rome mayor ahead of local elections later this year.
by Marco Venturini
Carlo Calenda, the prominent politician, manager and former government minister, is the...
Italy's lawmakers react as Vatican makes 'unprecedented' challenge to Italy's anti-homophobia bill.
Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has stressed the independence of the country's parliament after the Vatican express...
Enrico Michetti is the centrodestra candidate for mayor of Rome, running alongside Simonetta Matone.
The leaders of Italy's centre-right parties have agreed on lawyer and radio broadcaster Enrico Michetti as their cand...
Ciampi's name spelt wrong on city plaque.
A ceremony in Rome to name part of the capital after former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi did not go according to plan this morning over a misspelling on the plaque....
All you need to know about Carlo Calenda, front runner for Mayor of Rome.
Rome will vote on its next mayor in October 2021. The field currently includes incumbent Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, who will look to secure a se...
What does Nationalism mean to Italy?
Italy has a complicated history with nationalism. The post-World War II Italian Constitution lays out strong protections against the revival of fascism, a measure that strives to pre...
Fratelli d'Italia to distribute Meloni book in school near bookshop.
The decision by a Rome book seller not to stock the memoir of Giorgia Meloni, the leader of right-wing Italian party Fratelli d'Italia (FdL), has attr...
Draghi performs role as prime minister of Italy for free, papers show.
Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi receives zero remuneration for his post running the country, according to documents published on the Italian gov...
Former Italian finance minister Roberto Gualtieri joins the race for Rome's top job.
The electoral campaign of Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, who is seeking a second term in office, has received a significant boost from Giu...
Draghi slams Erdoğan for humiliating von der Leyen in Ankara.
Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi has sparked a diplomatic spat with Turkey after referring to the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a "dictator....
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