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  • The Italian Senate
    Facts & Stories

    For the Old and New Pols, it's Still the Ides of March

    Judith Harris(March 28, 2018)
    For the old and new pols charged with running Italy, the Ides of March are still approaching, which is to say the day when one or the other is done in. At the moment all the players are still aiming knives at each other, even as deadlines loom.
  • Facts & Stories

    Looking Ahead, Nervously, to Political 2018

    Judith Harris(December 14, 2017)
    As the year winds down, Italy looks ahead nervously to political 2018, when national general elections may take place as early as March. The predicted three-way split is almost certain to make forming a new government a challenge.
  • New President of Sicily Region, Nello Musumeci. Courtesy of www.nellomusumeci.it/blog
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    Elections in Sicily: Walkup to National General Elections

    Judith Harris(November 07, 2017)
    In a regional election Sunday in Sicily, a fledgling center-right coalition trounced the center-left, leaving former Premier Matteo Renzi and his party in deep trouble. The vote is seen as a harbinger of things to come when the nation goes to the polls next March.
  • Local election posters, Genoa
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    Elections in 1,000 Towns Send Shock Waves Thru Italy

    Judith Harris(June 12, 2017)
    For the first time since its founding in October 2009 the Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) was trounced in an election held in 1,021 townships throughout Italy. The shock waves also rippled onto the Partito Democratico (PD). The result: probable postponement of early national general elections.
  • Op-Eds

    Early Elections Loom - But So Do Gloomy Warnings

    Judith Harris(June 05, 2017)
    Three powerful forces are lobbying for national general elections to be held this autumn, 6 months before the slated end of the legislature: Matteo Renzi's PD, Beppe Grillo's M5S and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. But if so, they will leave serious unfinished business and may bring a possibly chaotic future.
  • Former US President Barack Obama was the keynote speaker at the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan
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    Milan Food Innovation Summit Hosts Barack Obama

    Joelle Grosso(May 08, 2017)
    Former US President Barack Obama arrived in the Italian city of Milan on May 8th to discuss the intersection between food security and climate change at the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit.
  • Op-Eds

    Center-left Party Splinter Weakens Italy

    Judith Harris(March 01, 2017)
    Italy's ruling Partito Democratico (PD), until only recently Italy's largest single party with about 40% of the electorate, has split into two, raising serious problems for future governing. Said one commentator here, "In a situation like this, only Beppe Grillo can smile."
  • Giovanni Fattori, Macchiaiolo
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    2016: The Italian Year That Was

    Judith Harris(December 29, 2016)
    For better and sometimes for worse, 2016 had its memorable moments. Given the importance of the arts in Italy, among the events of the year listed below are also major art exhibitions and performances of grand opera.
  • Madonna Della Quaglia - Pisanello - c. 1420
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    In Santa's Backpack, Clues to The Year Ahead for Italy

    Judith Harris(December 20, 2016)
    Peek into Santa's personal Italian backpack, and you will find not only a few year-ender gifts, but also a calender sketching out events for the year ahead. The most serious: national general elections.

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