Italy votes: Europe frets over uncertain outcome

Will Italy have to return to the polls or will Beppe Grillo’s party tip the balance? François Picard’s panel breaks down early results from an election that saw the rejection of Brussels-backed technocrat Mario Monti and his austerity policies.

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By Anelise Borges

Francesco SARACENO. Senior Economist, Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE);
Carlo INVERNIZZI. Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Paris;
Augusta CONCHIGLIA. Italian Freelance Journalist;
Alberto CELANI. France 24 Observer - from Lega Nord (Northern League) Headquarters, Milan;
Emanuele FIANO. MP for the Partito Democratico (PD) - from Bersani Headquarters in Rome;
Paolo GRIMOLDI. MP and President of the Youth Movement, Lega Nord (Northern League);
Seema GUPTA. France 24 Correspondent - from Berlusconi Headquarters in Rome;
Armen GEORGIAN. France 24 International Affairs Editor - from Bersani Headquarters in Rome.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

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François Picard

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press (part 2)

In the face of recession and dismal poll numbers, the French president promises to go on the offensive, but by staging his grand bi-annual press conference one day after a trip to Brussels, does François Hollande give the impression he’s come with his marching orders?

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.