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# matteo-renzi - Sunday 11 December, 2016

Italy has a new Prime Minister - an opera-loving nobleman

# Capo Di Tutti Capi

Italy has a new Prime Minister - an opera-loving nobleman

Dec 11th 2016, 12:43 PM 8,604 Views 25 Comments

Paolo Gentiloni has been asked by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government.

# matteo-renzi - Tuesday 6 December, 2016

Italian president asks Renzi to stick around until a budget is passed

# Final Task

Italian president asks Renzi to stick around until a budget is passed

Dec 6th 2016, 7:54 AM 4,147 Views 4 Comments

Renzi resigned after a voters rejected his constitutional reform proposals in a referendum on Sunday.

# matteo-renzi - Monday 5 December, 2016

Italian prime minister resigns after crushing referendum defeat

# Matteo Renzi

Italian prime minister resigns after crushing referendum defeat

Dec 5th 2016, 6:53 AM 24,844 Views 128 Comments

Matteo Renzi announced his resignation early this morning.

# matteo-renzi - Monday 31 October, 2016

"I don't see any possible future" - 15,000 people left homeless by Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years

# Destruction

"I don't see any possible future" - 15,000 people left homeless by Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years

Oct 31st 2016, 11:40 AM 12,392 Views 6 Comments

Experts said it was remarkable that the quake had not resulted in any more fatalities.

# matteo-renzi - Thursday 25 August, 2016

Death toll in Italy earthquake rises to at least 250 as questions mount

# Umbria

Death toll in Italy earthquake rises to at least 250 as questions mount

Aug 25th 2016, 9:34 PM 38,657 Views 13 Comments

Public prosecutor Giuseppe Saieva said he would be opening an investigation into whether anyone could be held responsible for the disaster.

# matteo-renzi - Monday 22 August, 2016

European leaders say the EU doesn't need Britain

# We're Grand

European leaders say the EU doesn't need Britain

Aug 22nd 2016, 8:43 PM 17,698 Views 114 Comments

Angela Merkel and co are looking to strengthen the bloc.

# matteo-renzi - Wednesday 29 June, 2016

# Italy

Remains of bodies from migrant boat that drowned 800 to be raised off Italy

Jun 29th 2016, 10:41 PM 15,271 Views 21 Comments

Italian PM Matteo Renzi has vowed to give all the victims decent burials.

# matteo-renzi - Friday 1 May, 2015

Police use tear gas on stone-throwing protesters

# Milan Expo

Police use tear gas on stone-throwing protesters

May 1st 2015, 11:02 PM 14,021 Views 30 Comments

Violent clashes have broken out in Italy as tens of thousands of protesters come out onto the streets.

# matteo-renzi - Sunday 13 April, 2014

Police fire tear gas on anti-austerity protesters in Rome, 20 officers were injured in violence

# Clashes

Police fire tear gas on anti-austerity protesters in Rome, 20 officers were injured in violence

Apr 13th 2014, 10:40 AM 6,238 Views 44 Comments

One protester lost a number of fingers after a firecracker apparently exploded prematurely in his hand.

# matteo-renzi - Monday 17 February, 2014

Italy is about to pick 'The Fonz' as its third successive unelected prime minister