The victorious party believes the COVID 'Green pass' gives 'false security'
Eurosceptic Giorgia Meloni is widely tipped to head government
Meloni tipped to become first female PM, as skittishness abounds in EU capitals
Mario Conte's Salerno soup kitchen serves 140 hot meals every day but as soaring inflation hits Italy's poverty-stricken south, he is struggling to keep up with demand. And with far-right leader Giorgia Meloni promising to abolish a poverty relief...
The centre-right coalition is expected to win the election on Sunday
Italy's anti-immigration leader Matteo Salvini, who is trailing the far-right's Giorgia Meloni in the polls ahead of next week's general election, sought on Sunday to galvanise his hard-right, populist, eurosceptic base. "This is Italy, full of hope...
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced that she would resign after an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc narrowly won Sunday's election. Out of the Swedish parliament's 349 seats, the right-wing opposition was set to...
Sweden's right-wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc in Sunday's general election on strong gains by the far-right, clinging to a slim lead with 94% of electoral districts counted. The right-wing bloc was credited...
Updated 9.15pm Two exit polls gave Sweden's left-wing bloc led by Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson a slim lead in Sunday's general election, and also indicated a far-right surge. The four left-wing parties were credited with 50.6%...
Millions of people will not cast their ballots at the upcoming general election in Italy despite wanting to vote, because they are elderly, sick or live far from their hometowns. Voter turnout has dropped from 92 to 74% between 1944 and 2021, and is...
Italians vote later this month and the opinion polls are pointing to a victory for the alliance made up of right-wing and centre-right parties. The election was called after the collapse of the government headed by the widely respected Mario Draghi,...
One hundred years after he took power, the cult of Benito Mussolini persists in the small Italian town of Predappio, where his tomb draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. Many are just curious but others are driven by nostalgia for a past that...
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the head of the opposition conservative Moderates Ulf Kristersson, and far-right leader Jimmie Akesson face off as the three main candidates in Sunday's general election. 'Bulldozer' PM vying to keep the left...
Boris Johnson will deliver a farewell speech at Downing Street on Tuesday
Voting finished Friday in the Conservative party leadership election, with Liz Truss widely expected to be named the winner next week and succeed Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister. Online and postal polls of Tory members closed at 5pm (1600...
At 85, Silvio Berlusconi has joined TikTok, seeking along with Italy's other political leaders to woo younger voters who risk abstaining in large numbers in the general election later this month. "Hi guys, here I am! Welcome to my official TikTok...
'MAGA Republicans represent extremism that threatens our republic' - Biden
He was speaking to Democratic Party supporters just outside Washington
TikTok on Wednesday rolled out its battle plan against the deluge of misinformation expected to accompany the upcoming US midterm elections, a problem tech firms largely decide themselves how to handle. The November contest that will decide who...
Turnout lower than expected at 65% of Kenya's 22 million registered voters
OSCE proposals to improve Malta’s elections need to be addressed right away
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday, triggering early elections which could bring the hard right to power after the country's warring parties toppled reformer Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Elections will take place on...
Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi's resignation Thursday opens the door to a new period of political uncertainty in Italy, Europe's third-largest economy. Here is what could happen next: Are early elections guaranteed? The possibility of Draghi...
A docudrama series tells a tale left out of history books
Japan's ruling coalition is projected to have won the most votes in an election held just two days after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, local media said Sunday. The ex-premier's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its...
Former UK defence secretary Penny Mordaunt on Sunday became the ninth Conservative MP to launch a bid to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the already fractious race promptly focused on tax. Mordaunt, 49, an ex-navy reservist who has also held...
Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
Appealing to the middle class is no longer a guarantee of electoral success
Bulgaria's coalition government collapsed Wednesday after just six months when it lost a vote of confidence among MPs, bringing fresh political turmoil and the increased likelihood of an early general election. But analysts say there is no guarantee...
If accepted, Lapid will take over as premier of a caretaker government
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