Italian officials

According to the MP, Matteo Salvini who is an Italian politician and member of the European Parliament has the potential to become Italy's future prime minister. “The elections confirmed that right now the leader of the center-right is Matteo Salvini, therefore, he is our candidate for the post of prime minister.

The initials refer to the Brigate Rosse or Red Brigades, the armed group that took Moro hostage in revenge for his role brokering a deal with Italian ... the five police bodyguards murdered, was inaugurated six days ago by President Sergio Mattarella, in a ceremony attended by politicians and police officials.

A new government has yet to be formed in Italy after a national election on March 4 failed to produce an outright winner. The populist Five-Star Movement, which won the largest share of votes, and the far-right League - the leading party in a conservative coalition that won most parliamentary seats - both ...

Now Mr. Di Maio, 31, a college dropout and former soccer stadium usher, may be first in line to become Italy's next prime minister after the Five Star Movement won the most votes in the March 4 ... Five Star won the support of a third of Italian voters in this month's election, by far the most of any political party.

The billionaire former prime minister is currently barred until next year from holding elected office himself under Italian law owing to a tax fraud conviction. He has positioned himself as a kingmaker through his leadership of a four-party grouping that is expected to garner the most votes in Sunday's election.

"We are the ones that, despite all, we're working it out, says its leader Luigi Di Maio. "And despite all, this time we can really work it out. If all of us participate and choose, then we're going to change Italy!" The Northen League, which forms part of the centre-right alliance, is hoping to form the largest bloc.

The last polls ahead of Italy's March 4 parliamentary election put former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition tantalizingly close to ... Not all politicians are visionary disrupters. ... Tajani is the living proof that that approach can carry a politician to the highest levels of EU power.

The Five Star Movement's Luigi Di Maio has accused Italy's state broadcaster of biased coverage, claiming that "Rai's news shows are giving the worst of the worst against us, perhaps because they fear losing their place". The M5S leader suggested that Rai was wary of his movement's proposals to change ...

John Oliver took on Italian politics and announced a farcical run for prime minister on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, taking time to rip apart three of the main candidates in the race. Rising political violence in Italy “should worry everyone,” Oliver said, pointing out that last time the country ...

Market watchers and foreign politicians are carefully watching developments in Italy, where voters will elect a new prime minister and parliament on March 4. The outcome of the vote could spark jitters among Europe in the face of rising support for populism at a time when the Italian economy is at a critical ...

On March 16th, Italy marks the anniversary of the death of two-time former prime minister Aldo Moro, who was kidnapped and later killed by the Red ... "Since 1975, the Red Brigades had opted for a strategy of front-on struggle against the Italian state," says historian Philippe Foro, author of "The Moro Affair.