Incumbent president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani (Forza Italia) expressed his readiness to seek for the second mandate. “I think the EU institutions need an Italian at their head,” he told reporters during his attendance at European People’s party Helsinki congress. “I’m ready to stand again, if there are the conditions, obviously inside the…
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Berlusconi backs Salvini in bid for leadership
Silvio Berlusconi supports his ally, the leader of the Lega Nord party, Matteo Salvini in his bid for the negotiations in forming of the Italian government. #ANSA | Govt mandate for centre right-Berlusconi – We'll support Salvini says Forza Italia leader https://t.co/jDeaW51auy — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) March 7, 2018 The leader of Forza Italia,…
Italian elections dotted by showbiz
Italians demonstrate high level of participation at polling stations on Sunday to vote in an election after a campaign marked by a profound discontent over the economy, unemployment and mass immigration from Africa. Pollsters forecast indicates that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right party Forza Italia and his far-right allies Lega Nord will become the…
Italians’ raising concern with mass-migration
Raise of crime, violence, and especially rape are fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy ahead of elections due early next year, when problems caused by illegal mass migration are firmly on the top the political agenda. Invasion of Italy: African Invaders Have Seized 100 Buildings in Rome https://t.co/8C1hhxbjhN via @EUTimesNET — European Union Times (@EUTimesNET) September…
Elections: ‘Forza Italia’ at raise
Italy’s center-right parties were the big winners in mayoral elections on Sunday, partial results showed, in a vote likely to put pressure on the center-left government ahead of national elections due in less than a year. In the most closely watched contest, the northern port city of Genoa – a traditional left-wing stronghold – seemed…
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