Matteo Renzi
Matteo Renzi, the hurried prince who made too many enemies
The manner of Matteo Renzi’s rapid rise to power would have impressed his fellow Florentine Niccolò Machiavelli. His similarly swift demise would have appalled him in equal…
Italy's PM delays resignation until budget is passed
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to resign on Monday after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the euro zone’s…
French presidential election: ‘Valls's Moment’
FRENCH PAPERS 05.12.16: For Catholic paper La Croix, this is “Valls's moment" - the prime minister is the hot ticket to win the the centre-left presidential nomination, providing…
Italy's referendum: ‘Confronted with a wave of 'NO' votes, Renzi resigns’
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS 05.12.16: For leftwing Italian daily La Repubblica, Matteo Renzi has been dealt a crushing blow after 'the NO vote wins'. La Corriere della Sera, meanwhile,…
Italy PM Renzi to resign after crushing referendum defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to resign on Monday after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the euro zone’s…
The World This Week
Trump keeps 'em guessing, Italian referendum, Austrian election, Castro's passing (part 2)
This week, French President François Hollande finally announced that he would not be running for a second term in the upcoming election, Austria and Italy prepared to head to the…
The World This Week
Hollande, the one-term French president (part 1)
This week, French President François Hollande finally announced that he would not be running for a second term in the upcoming election, Austria and Italy prepared to head to the…
Renzi's meteoric rise ends in swift downfall
In the end, Matteo Renzi's fall was even quicker than his remarkably rapid rise to the summit of Italian politics.
Italy votes in crucial constitutional referendum
Italy votes in a referendum Sunday that will show whether the same anti-establishment sentiment that propelled President-elect Donald Trump to power in the US and led to the UK's…
Threat of Brexit contagion hangs over Italy's referendum
A year ago, Italy’s Matteo Renzi confidently staked his political future on a constitutional referendum. But that was before Brexit and Donald Trump. With Italians now in…
Italy's Renzi puts job on line with referendum
Putting his job on the line, Matteo Renzi will soon find out if he is the next referendum casualty. He says it's likely he'll resign if he loses the vote on…
Italy's Renzi calls for stability to reassure investors
It's been Matteo Renzi's mantra for weeks now. Italy must dispel uncertainty to reassure the markets and bring investors back to the country.
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