A local election in the northern Italian city of Vigevano has drawn national attention after Muslim candidates joined a right-wing political list, highlighting shifting political dynamics and debates over immigration in Italy. Read More: PML-N unveils candidates for key by-election battle The industrial city, home to around 62,000 residents, has a sizeable immigrant and naturalised population, including communities […]
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Populists in Italy set to reject caretaker cabinet as Italy’s political crisis intensifies
Italy’s caretaker prime minister was Tuesday assembling a cabinet lineup despite almost certain rejection by the populists whose bid for power collapsed at the weekend. Fresh elections are now looming as the most likely outcome of the long-running political saga sparked by inconclusive elections in March. Carlo Cottarelli, a former IMF economist, was tasked with […]
European markets feel the heat as political tensions rise in Italy
The euro extended losses in Asian trade Tuesday as political uncertainty in Italy stoked fresh fears about the eurozone. Italy, one of the European Union’s biggest economies, has been plunged into crisis after President Sergio Mattarella at the weekend vetoed the new government’s nomination of a fierce eurosceptic as economy minister. The move led the […]