Italy re-elects 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano as president
Associated Press | Sunday April 21, 2013
Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the 87-year-old to serve again in hopes of easing the hostility that has thwarted formation of a new government.
Italy centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani to resign
Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 20, 2013
Voting for a new Italian president headed towards a fifth round Saturday, after the political deadlock claimed another victim, with centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani saying he will step down.
Showdown looms in Italy's long political drama
Agence France Presse | Sunday April 14, 2013
Italy's political leaders finally face a week of reckoning after nearly two months of disarray caused by a general election that left no clear winner but showed anger against austerity and corruption in the eurozone's third largest economy.
Italian political crisis: The possible scenarios
Agence France-Presse | Friday March 29, 2013
With no government in sight more than a month after elections which produced no clear winner, Italian political analysts have struggled to predict the possible outcome of the latest negotiations.
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
Reuters | Wednesday February 27, 2013
Italy's stunned political parties searched for a way forward on Tuesday after an inconclusive election gave none of them a parliamentary majority and threatened prolonged instability and a renewal of the European financial crisis.
World shares slide on election in Italy
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Italy's inconclusive election result sparked a sell off on world equity markets on Tuesday and sent safe-haven German bond yields sharply lower as investors feared a resurgence of the euro zone debt crisis.
Italy at impasse after vote, rattling markets
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 26, 2013
Italy was at an impasse on Tuesday after an election seen as crucial for the eurozone failed to produce a clear winner and provided a shock debut for a populist anti-austerity party, rattling world markets.
Split vote throws Italy into political gridlock
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 26, 2013
Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled on Tuesday with a stalemate in parliament between right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest party calling for a referendum on the euro.
World stocks, euro gain after Italy exit poll
Monday February 25, 2013
World stock indexes rose and the euro leaped against the dollar on Monday as investors cheered exit poll results from Italy's weekend election that showed the pro-reform Democratic Party was in the lead. US Treasury yields also rose.
Gloomy Italians vote in election crucial for euro zone
Reuters | Monday February 25, 2013
Italy voted on Sunday in one of the most unpredictable elections in years, with many voters expressing rage against a discredited elite and doubt that a government will emerge strong enough to combat a severe economic crisis.
