Italy went to the polls at the weekend for a referendum and a number of regional elections. Results are mixed, but from the government's point of view could have been a lot worse.
Category: Italy
A big year in regional Italy
Two regional elections in Italy done, with six more to come. The far right is still powerful but not unstoppable.
Italy succeeds where Spain fails
Italy gets a new government (with its old prime minister), as the centre-left links up with the populists, but Spain seems unable to pull off the same deal.
Centre-left comes to the party in Italy
Italy looks to be heading towards a coalition of some sort between the populists and the centre-left. Will Silvio Berlusconi join in?
Parliament vs executive in Italy
The Italian far right is making its bid for power, and it will take an unlikely degree of unity among its opponents to stop it.
Italy’s unknown prime minister
After a false start, Italy's populists install their man as prime minister, but his prospects look rather uncertain.
A month of no progress in Italy
Italy's post-election deadlock continues, as obstinacy on the centre-left raises the likelihood of the far right taking power.
Italy: populists and populism
Will Italy's rival populists get together? Or does that idea rest on a misunderstanding?
Options for Italy, revisited
The Italian results might look complicated, but they really boil down to just two options.
Italy’s choice
As Italian results come in, Silvio Berlusconi fades to irrelevance and the Five Star Movement faces a momentous choice.
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