Questions tagged [italy]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Republic of Italy
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Why is it a violation of ECHR to have someone shackled in court?
In a recent case of outrage in Italy against Hungary:
Andras Kadar of the Helsinki Committee told the BBC that although Hungarian prison authorities "routinely use physical restraints when ...
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Is the new right wing government in Italy going to impose a blanket ban on public gatherings?
On the Italian press agency there is an article reporting a draft of a decree of the new government which includes different measures. Among them there is a purported ban on rave parties. The article ...
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What distinguishes the Brothers of Italy from other (populist or far) right-wing parties in Italy?
Apparently the Brothers of Italy are favorites in the upcoming election, although they are part of a coalition with Lega etc.
What sets the Brothers apart from other Italian parties in the same zone ...
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What happened to most of Five Star Movement (M5S) deputies since the 2018 election?
If I'm not mistaken, the Five Star Movement (M5S) won 227 seats in lower house in the 2018 election. But they only have 100 now. I see that 53 deputies split to De Maio's new party/group (Together for ...
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Where can I find the full text of the interview of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Oriana Fallaci?
Several years ago I read an interview in a newspaper of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Oriana Fallaci.
Where can I find the full text of this interview?
I thought it was included in the book called ...
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How could the past NATO expansions in Eastern Europe be seen as justification of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022?
Rumors are that in Italy parts of the public opinion are accepting the view that the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was justified by a previous NATO expansion.
What are the (given) arguments (...
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Is Berlusconi being used as a scarecrow to make other presidential candidates more acceptable in Italy?
If you type in a search engine "Berlusconi presidential candidate" or "Draghi presidential candidate" you will find a lot of references to the upcoming presidential elections in ...
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Did the 'make Europe great again' alliance turn into an official EP party or group?
On April 1st (but seemingly not a joke) from Euronews...
Hungary's Viktor Orbán has joined forces with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Italy's Matteo Salvini to form a new right-wing ...
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Do the Italians usually choose external PMs?
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte resigned on Jan. 26 (but is still in office until a successor is chosen). I was surprised to see on his Wikipedia page (emphasis mine):
Following the 2018 general election, ...
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Significance of "meaningful steps towards fiscal union", in the context of Italy's rejection of part of covid aid/loan package? [duplicate]
If you read some of the news about Italy's turning down of some of the parts of the covid loan/rescue package, a number of sites have the same exact quote.
Analysts said the measures had helped ...
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What conditions has Germany (or the EU as a whole) attached to the ESM loan offer that Italy is refusing?
It's been asserted in a couple of answers to another question that Germany (or the EU) has attached serious reform conditions to the ESM loans that Italy is refusing.
What conditions were these? (...
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Why is Italy rejecting 39 billion euros of EU coronavirus aid?
According to tagesschau.de (original article in German, translation here), in response to the European Union's coronavirus aid package, Italy's government has made it clear that "[they] don't want ...
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What exactly is a Covid-19 "red zone" in Italy, and how many people are in those?
According a BBC video of today,
Last week, the village of Nerola, was suddenly declared a red zone, after a dozens of coronavirus cases were discovered.
It’s been sealed off by the army, and everyone ...
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How does Italy compare to NY in terms of COVID-19 testing, per capita?
It's been reported today (April 4) that
New York state has recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its [death] toll to 3,565.
Most deaths have been in New York City. The ...
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Are there any EU/NATO/Atlantic help programs for Italy?
Italy now has the most deaths from COVID. It's even above China in that list.
Italian government asked for international help, some countries responded:
At first, China provided huge help
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How can Italy make the statement that 651 died on March 21 at 5:30 PM of the same day? [closed]
Can anyone explain to me how Italy was able to announce 651 COVID-19 deaths at 5:30 PM local time? How does the toll work? Isn't a "daily death toll" supposed to be from midnight to midnight?
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How much do the Italian and Chinese COVID-19 lock-down measures resemble each other?
I have the impression that Italy has adopted some if not all the "Chinese playbook" on COVID-19, including a large scale lock-down. That may well be justified given that the number of new cases ...
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What was the point of announcing a corona-virus lock-down hours before it becomes effective?
Italy was forced to take unseen measures to prevent the spread of corona-virus going to the whole country being "locked-down". Yet the initial lock-down allowed some of the people to try to escape ...
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How is the European Union trying to adapt to Italian Mafia extension in other EU countries?
According to this rather old article Italian Mafia has managed to extend its operations way beyond Italian borders including in countries that were once thought to be immune to it:
(..) uncover how ...
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Why does Rome municipality seem to have a hard time maintaining the city?
I have recently visited Rome for about a week and the city looks as if the municipality has serious issues maintaining the city. Many monuments are well maintained, the public transportation is quite ...
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What would it take for South Tyrol to declare independence?
Wikipedia notes that in South Tyrol:
Polls held by the Austrian research institute Karmasin show that 54% of German or Ladin-speaking South Tyroleans would support secession from Italy, while 46% ...
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The meaning of "right" in Italian Fascism
In laying out the foundation for fascism, Giovanni Gentile and Benito Mussolini wrote two essays in the 1920s and 30s known as, "La Dottrina del Fascismo".
Gentile authored the first essay titled "...
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Couldn't Carola Rackete of Sea Watch 3 have chosen another harbor? [closed]
From the BBC:
Carola Rackete was arrested at the Italian port of Lampedusa after a
two-week stand-off with police at sea.
Her vessel, Sea-Watch 3, was banned from docking, but it eventually
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Why did Italy decide to join the Belt and Road Initiative when other European countries were initially against it?
Why did Italy decide to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) when other European countries were initially against it? Was there an official reason given by the Italian government? What does Italy ...
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Why was the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers likened to "a bus trip with the Marx brothers in the driver's seat"?
The European Union: Politics and Policies (2017 6 edn). p. 126 Middle.
What does "a bus trip with the Marx brothers in the driver's seat" mean?
Why was the Italian Presidency of the Council of ...
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If the eurozone budget deficit limit is 3%, why is the European Commission telling Italy it must revise its 2.4% deficit budget?
The BBC reports that the European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget, saying that the draft presents particularly serious non-compliance with Eurozone rules. Yet the maximum permitted ...
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Why is Italy pushing its budget?
Why is the Italian government trying to push its budget, which would make their national debt skyrocket even further, while the Italian Audit Office says it's a bad idea and the EU isn't too keen on ...
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Could Italy's need to finance its public debt be a menace for the EU?
In the following article Italy’s populists turn to Trump and China it appears that Italian government is now seeking new alliances outside Europe to finance its debt, given that the ECB is coming to ...
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Why is it assumed that Italy should have taken the migrants from the Aquarius?
Why is it assumed that Italy should have accepted migrants from the NGO ship the Aquarius?
France urges 'cynical' Italy to rethink stance on migrant ship
From comments:
They had no permission from ...
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Why do moderate parties and their leaders fail?
I have always had this question in my mind, but with the latest developments in Italy it seems to be a rather common pattern. In the rare case a moderate politician wins the elections, is overthrown ...
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Italian election definitive results?
http://elezioni.interno.gov.it/camera/scrutini/20180304/scrutiniCI
This page shows the results for the Italian elections; however, they appear not to be complete (Sezioni: 61.374 / 61.401).
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How has the United States reacted to the 2018 Italian general election?
How have Donald Trump and other US politicians responded to the victories by the populist Five Star Movement and center-right coalition parties?
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Rise of the Movimento Cinque Stelle ("Five Stars Movement")
What are the factors that have contributed to the rise of the Movimento Cinque Stelle in Italy? Why has it gained popularity?
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Pickpockets in St Peter's Square
I read that the Lateran Treaty (which created the Vatican City State) specifically allows Italian police to patrol St. Peter's Square, even though the square is within Vatican City. Practically, what ...
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Why did German in South-Tyrol survive better than French in Aosta Valley? [closed]
The Italian regions of South-Tyrol and Aosta Valley have in common that although they're both part of modern Italy, they are, at least historically, places where the language spoken was not Italian. ...
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How was Silvio Berlusconi in power for a long time?
How was Silvio Berlusconi in power for 9 years and 54 days with all his corruption?
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Was there antisemitism in fascist Italy?
I often hear that Nazism is equal to fascism and such. Was there antisemitism and other kinds of repression against minorities in fascist Italy?
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Why is Alfano considered a secessionist / couldn't he just keep PdL?
During late 2013 Berlusconi decided to re-found his old party FI (Forza Italia old party 1994-2009 and Forza Italia new party, while Alfano, who was secretary of PdL (Popolo delle Libertà - People of ...
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In Italy, can a party run for the elections with two different lists (in the same group)?
Under the current law&rules, can an Italian party sign into the elections with two different lists, joined into one coalition, or is there a rule explicitly forbidding that?
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Do new Italian citizens get to vote for the Senate?
In Italy when you come of age you can't immediately vote for the Senate: you have to wait till you are 25 for that (you can normally vote for pretty much everything else).
If you acquire your ...
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What is the difference between different non-vote strategies in Italy?
As an Italian voter for the 2013 political elections, I have the following options:
Give a regular vote
Abstain
Blank vote
Null vote (i.e. cross the whole ballot)
What are the net effects of the ...
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What factors helped Silvio Berlusconi become the longest serving PM in post-war Italy? [closed]
We know that Silvio Berlusconi is a very rich man and controls the media in Italy.
What are the "political factors" that put him on top of the politics chain in Italy?
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What is the rationale behind having different voting ages?
In some countries you can vote for one arm of the parliament at one age (say 18 years) and for the other at a different age (say 25).
Is there a rationale or is it merely tradition?
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Why does Italy have so many political parties?
It's a bit of a running joke but Italy has many political parties and this causes its governments to be unstable.
For example currently it has six major political parties plus dozens of minor players....
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Did the Socialist and the Fascist party share the electoral programme in Italy?
I was taught that in the early twenties the Socialist and the Fascist parties programmes were more or less identical, except for just one nationalist clause in the Fascist party's programme.
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