Silvio Berlusconi is back in the news, as Italy's party leaders do deals on electoral reform. Even if they get implemented, the effects might be different to what's intended.
Category: Italy
Italy’s left gets a leader
The new leader of Italy's Democratic Party is said to be a moderniser. His party certainly needs some work.
Probably not the last Berlusconi story
Thanks to Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's centre-right is coming apart. It's probably a necessary step in the development of a more normal party system.
Silvio Berlusconi’s worst day yet
The Berlusconi drama seems to have had a lot of last acts. But Wednesday's was an important one, with Italy's economic and political stability at stake.
Berlusconi: really guilty this time?
Finally a definitive conviction is recorded against Silvio Berlusconi. Italy's politicians need to learn to live without him, but it's not clear that they are up to the task.
Sex, Politics and Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi has moved closer to going to jail, on a charge that almost by coincidence tells us a lot about his record.
Populist insurgency not working well in Italy
Italy's centre-left finally gets some good news, but its populist movement is facing the sort of problems that typically plague amateurs in politics.
Who lost Italy?
Two months later, and Italy has its new government. Could things have turned out differently?
Another roll of the Italian dice
For a party that won a majority in the lower house, Italy's centre-left has done about as badly in the post-election bargaining as it's possible to imagine.
Shambles in Italy as president re-elected
Italy gets its old president back – but still no government, and the prospects for the centre-left are looking bleaker than ever.
The World is Not Enough 