# Political crisis

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2022

Italian parties to beg president to stay on, leaving Draghi as PM

Italy’s presidency is largely ceremonial, but the head of state wields serious power during political crises.

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Jan 29th 2022, 7:27 PM

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Italy plunged into crisis as Prime Minister resigns after collapse of coalition with far-right

Giuseppe Conte’s resignation came under pressure from Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigrant League party, which has been soaring in opinion polls.

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Aug 20th 2019, 3:15 PM

Explainer: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is facing a political scandal ... what's it all about?

It centres around claims that a former attorney general was inappropriately pressured to prevent a prosecution.

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Mar 1st 2019, 9:47 AM

'Your body is here in Ireland...Your mind is in Venezuela': Living in fear for those back home

The current political crisis has seen lack of food, medical supplies and major inflation directly impact the Latin American country.

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Feb 2nd 2019, 9:00 AM

'A mockery of our democracy': Pressure increases on Varadkar to make Dept of Justice docs public

Frances Fitzgerald is at the heart of a government crisis as it was revealed she failed to disclose an important email.

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Nov 26th 2017, 1:10 PM