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Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is campaigning for leadership of his country’s Democratic Party. (AFP)

Renzi Favorite to Lead Italy’s Democratic Party as Alitalia Plunges in Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2017 | World

Voting opened for the election of a new leader of the Italy’s Democratic Party, with former Prime Minister Mattero Renzi tipped to win a new mandate. Citizens lined up at makeshift gazebos set up around the country Sunday. It was unclear when results will be...

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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Reuters

Renzi’s Resignation… Disappointment for Europeans, Victory for Populists

by Abdullah Mustafa | Dec 6, 2016 | World

Brussels, Rome- Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi met with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Monday to offer his resignation, but he was asked to stay until the country’s budget is approved. Renzi’s offer to resign came after suffering a crushing referendum...

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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi attends a media conference at Chigi palace in Rome, May 26, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Following Cameron’s Footsteps…Renzi Risks Political Future

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 4, 2016 | World

Rome- Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is risking his political future just like British PM David Cameron did when he bet on carrying out a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Cameron’s risk did not work out and the results were totally...

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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi addresses guests during the inauguration of the Malta-Italy Interconnector in Maghtab, outside Valletta on April 9, 2015. Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Poverty in Italy at Worst for 10 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2016 | Business

Rome-The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt center-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Those living in “absolute poverty” rose to 4.6 million last year,...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj

Al-Sarraj Demands Release of Frozen Assets to Fight ISIS

by Khalid Mahmoud | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – While a European military official announced European Union’s readiness to train Libyan Forces in naval military missions, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi conditioned Italian military interference in Libya with Prime Minister of the Government of National...