italy-politics

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi's resignation Thursday and decided there…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after his ruling coalition fell apart, and the country's president dissolved…

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after his ruling coalition fell apart, dealing a destabilizing blow to the country and Europe at a time…

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote, signaling the likelihood of early elections and a…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi won a confidence vote Wednesday in the Senate, but it was a hollow victory after boycotts by three of…

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pleas were piling up Sunday in Italy aimed at persuading Premier Mario Draghi to stay in office instead of resigning as he tried to do last week after…

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy entered into days of political and financial uncertainty Friday as Premier Mario Draghi weighed his options and political leaders considered…

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition partner refused to vote for a key bill in Parliament, but the…

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi won a confidence vote Thursday in the Senate but the future of his pandemic unity government was in doubt after the…

But he stressed that neither he nor his government were essential to Italy’s continued fight against the pandemic or its implementation of its 261 billion-euro ($294 billion) recovery plan, which envisages billions in investments in…