by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2014 | World
Rome, AP—Matteo Renzi has been summoned to the presidential palace on Monday, where the 39-year-old mayor of Florence is expected to be asked to form a new government and serve as Italy’s youngest-ever premier. The Democratic Party’s leader’s first...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 14, 2014 | World
Rome, Reuters—Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he would tender his resignation on Friday, opening the way for center-left leader Matteo Renzi to take the helm of Italy’s third government in less than a year. The decision to resign came after the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2013 | World
Rome, Associated Press—A coalition of Silvio Berlusconi’s forces and center-left rivals forged a new Italian government Saturday, an unusual alliance that broke a two-month deadlock following inconclusive elections in the recession-mired country. The daunting...