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"Anyone but Draghi" - how an Italian presidential bid fell flat

Last weekend, for the first time in his gilded career, Mario Draghi missed out on a promotion.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Italy's Draghi and Russia's Putin discuss Ukraine -statement

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had a phone call to discuss the crisis over Ukraine and bilateral relations, Draghi's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

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Three reasons why Mattarella’s reappointment as Italy’s president is a huge relief for the west

After a tumultuous week of secret votes and intense negotiations between political parties, Italy has reconfirmed Sergio Mattarella as head of state for a second seven-year term. The decision implies that Mario Draghi, the Italian prime minister for nearly a year who was seen as a contender to replace Mattarella,…

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022

Italy's Draghi seen facing tough year after presidential wrangling

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after relations within and among the ruling parties worsened over this week's election of a new head of state.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2022

Italy reelects Mattarella as president while Draghi remains premier

ROME — Sergio Mattarella was reelected as Italy’s president, offering relief to investors by setting up former European Central Bank head Mario Draghi to remain prime minister.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022

Italy asks Mattarella to remain president as parties in gridlock

ROME — Italy’s political parties are set to elect outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to a second term after failing to break a political impasse over who will replace him.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022

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Sergio Mattarella reelected Italy’s president amid deep divisions

80-year-old did not want a new term but was persuaded to stay on after failure to find successor

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2022

Political leaders struggle to decide Italy's next president

Italian political leaders are still scrambling to clinch a deal that will give the country its next president

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2022

Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised

Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday, with party chiefs asking him to carry on after a week of fruitless, often fraught voting in parliament to choose a successor.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2022

Vote for Italy's president fails again; no political deal

Insistence by Italy's center-right bloc that their candidate becomes the nation's president has backfired

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Italy's third president vote fails, fourth seen less predictable

Italy's lawmakers failed to elect a new head of state for a third day running on Wednesday, with no consensus candidate emerging to replace outgoing President Sergio Mattarella.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

Italy's Salvini prepares "trump card" to break stalemate over president

Italy's parties resumed talks on Tuesday to try to find a mutually acceptable head of state and avoid the threat of political instability after a first round of voting among lawmakers ended in stalemate.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Italian politicians begin secret vote to elect president after Berlusconi rules himself out

Voting began mid-afternoon

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Italy begins voting for next president with unclear slate

The first round of voting for Italy’s next president opens Monday without a clear slate of candidates following three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s reluctant withdrawal

Reuters · Jan 24, 2022

Italy's parliament starts voting for president in wide-open race

Italy's parliament will begin voting on Monday for a new head of state, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi among the most prominent candidates in a wide-open contest which will be closely monitored by financial markets.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022

Secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins as Berlusconi drops out

Lawmakers and regional delegates will vote for successor to Sergio Mattarella, who steps down on 3 February

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022

Italy’s Berlusconi abandons presidency race, boosting Draghi's chances

ROME — Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi pulled out of the running for Italy’s presidency shortly before voting starts, strengthening the prospect that Prime Minister Mario Draghi could be elected as head of state.

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Reuters · Jan 21, 2022

Italian parties seek to solve presidential puzzle as election looms

Italy's myriad parties held behind-the-scenes talks on Friday seeking to avoid deadlock over the election of the next head of state, with the nomination of Prime Minister Mario Draghi seen as the most probable outcome.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Italy's next moral compass? Berlusconi, 85, eyes presidency

Italy is poised to elect a new president, a figure who is supposed to serve as the nation’s moral compass and foster unity by being above the political fray

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022

Electing Draghi as president "feasible" if plan for govt exists- former PM to paper

The election of Prime Minister Mario Draghi as Italy's new president "is feasible" if there is a plan in place for his succession as premier, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and leader of the co-ruling Italia Viva party was quoted as saying on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Italian parties look to solve presidential conundrum, avoid political chaos

The Italian parliament will convene on Jan. 24 to begin voting for a new head of state to replace the outgoing Sergio Mattarella.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

‘A voice like Sinatra’: Berlusconi woos backers in bid for Italian presidency

Disgraced former PM and one-time ship’s crooner resorts to joke phone invitations to ‘bunga bunga’ parties

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