Election of Italy president opens door to new government
The re-election of Italy's president has raised the prospect of an end to the two months of political stalemate that have followed the general election, with a move to form a government foreseen within days.
Former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sex trial suspended until mid-May
An Italian court on Monday delayed until at least May 13 the resumption of a trial against former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with a then 17-year old prostitute.
Italy's Old Guard
In the past week, Italy's parliament tried and failed to elect as President both an old union boss and a former prime minister. Pier Luigi Bersani, the head of the center-left party that supposedly won February's election, stepped down, having proved incapable of forming a government.
Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Me and You' Named Film of Year by Italy's Oldest Film Awards
Io e te (Me and You), a drama about an introverted teenager from two-time Oscar winning director Bernardo Bertolucci, has been selected as the film of the year by Italy’s Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) honors.
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Investors cheer Italy after president elected
Hopes of an end to two months of political deadlock in Italy drove its financial markets higher on Monday after the re-election of 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano suggested parties may be nearer a deal to form a government.
Beholding Beauty. Nel firmamento dell'arte Capitolina brillano stelle statunitensi...
A Roma, nel cuore della Capitale, a due passi dal quartiere Prati, ArtRom Gallery prima home gallery della città eterna, ospita il vernissage rivelatore dell'essenza stessa della Bellezza legata a diverse forme espressive e soggetti. i-Italy ha chiesto un intervista alle due artist statunitensi, Renè Romero Schuler e Francene Levison, le cui diverse interpretazioni creative ci hanno rapito, trasportandoci nella loro visione d’arte
Emotions from Pisa: An Unusual Photographic Stroll through the City
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, the home of Italian culture at NYU, is now hosting a unique photographic essay by the title Emotions from Pisa by Stefano Pasqualetti. The pictures will be on view until April 29th.
Italian Lawmakers, After Stalemate, Re-elect President to Second Term
In a bid to quiet growing political chaos, Italian lawmakers on Saturday elected President Giorgio Napolitano for a second term, turning to the 87-year-old statesman as the last best hope to break a profound deadlock in the euro zone’s third-largest economy.
Italy crisis: President Giorgio Napolitano re-elected
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, , aged 87, has been re-elected following a cross-party appeal to run for office again to resolve a growing political crisis.
Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's reluctant president
One week ago, with his office in the Quirinale Palace already cleared of his books and papers, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said: "They won't convince me to stay". In the end they did.
April 20, 2013
La Repubblica degli italiani aspetta e spera in Emma
Emma Bonino
Bonino non era serva della partitocrazia, per questo e' stata scartata. Ma la democrazia presto prevarra' anche in Italia
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