Tag: Sergio Mattarella
Italy: Parliament re-elects Sergio Mattarella as President – Politics
from Oliver Meiler, Rome And suddenly everything happened very quickly. Italy’s parliament on Saturday, after a week of capers by self-proclaimed kingmakers, surrendered to its own inability to elect a…
Presidential election in Italy: six ballots, zero result – Politics
This Saturday at 9.30 a.m. things will continue, Italy will elect a new president, which means better: the politicians who are entitled to vote try to elect a president. For…
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella resigns in triumph
from Oliver Meiler, Rome The standing ovation lasted six minutes. That’s a lot even at La Scala, Milan’s thrilling opera house. This time, however, the triumph was not for a…
Italy: Berlusconi wants to become president – politics
from Oliver Meiler, Rome When Silvio Berlusconi was young, he is said to have said to his beloved mother Rosa: “One day I’ll be President.” He is now 85 years…
Italy: Grandfather of the Republic – Politics
The elephant in the room was so big that it was spoken to right away. At his press conference at the end of the year, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi…