Italian leftist parties are in “freefall”, with a poll revealing that the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) led by Giorgia Meloni reaches 20 per cent for the first time.
The Lega party of Matteo Salvini has lengthened its lead over the opposition in the latest national electoral poll, climbing to 27 percent, while the Democratic Party (PD) dropped to below 20 percent.
Discontented members of the Five Star Movement (M5S) have threatened to pull the plug on the leftist coalition government over their opposition to the use of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
According to a poll, nearly half of Italians say that it was wrong for senators to strip populist leader Matteo Salvini of his immunity as a potential trial against the former interior minister looms.
Far-left groups have threatened protests at two venues in the UK after claims that Matteo Salvini would be giving speeches.
The Italian leftist coalition government could be on the brink of collapse as populist Matteo Salvini’s centre-right coalition looks to topple the left in this weekend’s regional election in Emilia-Romagna. The latest polls show Salvini’s Centre-Right coalition candidate Lucia Borgonzoni neck and
Italian pollster Alessandra Ghisleri has suggested that the government putting populist Senator Matteo Salvini on trial over a migrant incident last year could actually boost his election results and support.
The rise of the anti-globalist populist and sovereigntist movement has largely defined the past decade in Europe, from the Brexit vote to the emergence of new political parties across the continent.
The Italian leftist coalition of the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) faces several high-profile events in January that could lead to the collapse of the coalition, which is not even a year old.
The Italian Interior Ministry has released figures showing that illegal migrant landings have reduced by half in 2019, largely thanks to policies enacted by former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
Matteo Salvini’s League party continues to dominate Italy’s polls while the ruling leftist coalition has the support of just a third of voters.
Populist former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini is now the most trusted political leader in the country, according to a poll.
Populist League (Lega) leader Matteo Salvini met with former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi this week to forge a new alliance against the new leftist coalition government.
Populist former interior minister Matteo Salvini launched an attack on Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stating that he may have left his post as a minister but he kept his dignity.
At least nine senators from the Five Star Movement (M5S) are ready to reject a coalition with the left-wing establishment Democratic Party (PD), according to a member of populist Matteo Salvini’s League party.
Establishment news website Politico has ranked Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage as the top two MEPs who mattered in 2014 to 2019.
A pair of Moroccan migrants in Italy are under investigation in connection with the bombing of an office of populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s League party.
Guy Verhofstadt has called Italy’s President Giuseppe Conte a “puppet” of the populist deputy prime ministers and said the country was suffering from “political degeneration.”
France’s foreign ministry has reacted with anger after Italy’s populist deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio met with French Yellow Vests, calling the gathering an “unacceptable provocation.”
The populist leaders of Italy’s governing coalition have backed protests by the Yellow Vests in France whilst French President Emmanuel Macron’s administration has pledged a crackdown on the movement.
Italian populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is set to meet with Polish Law and Justice (PiS) Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński as Italian mayors are divided on his migration and security decree.
ROME (AP) — After a raucous marathon session, the Italian Senate early Sunday approved a national budget law that was tweaked after the European Union objected to plans by Italy’s populist government to satisfy expensive campaign promises with a large deficit.
A sharp contrast has been drawn between the relation of two European leaders to their people as 80,000 Italians show up in support of populist deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, reviled as “far-right” by the establishment, and riots against progressive reforms in France by globalist president Emmanuel Macron, once hailed as the saviour of the European Union.
European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici has threatened Italy with an infringement process that could lead to sanctions as populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vows no new Italian budget.
Populist League leader Matteo Salvini is seen as the most powerful politician within the government by a majority of Italians.
Freshly released polls show a massive surge in support for anti-mass migration populist parties in France, Italy, and Hungary with the pro-sovereignty parties now leading their rivals going into next year’s European Parliament election.
The migration and security decree that will see humanitarian residency permits scrapped has been passed by the Italian Senate despite a brief rebellion by several Five Star Movement senators.
Locals in the Italian city of Perugia have called for the government to close “ethnic clubs” in their neighbourhood after claims that they were linked to violence, drugs, and prostitution.
Lombardy’s League-led local government has blocked plans to turn a chapel into a mosque after an Islamic group outbid Christians at the auction of a church in Bergamo, northern Italy.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that there is no “plan B” for Italy following the European Commission’s unprecedented rejection of the Italian budget.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has set his sights on the Italian populist coalition saying that if the European Commission does not act, the Italian budget could take Europe “hostage”.
Populist Italian Interior minister Matteo Salvini has expressed joy following reports that there are currently no migrant transport NGOs operating off the Libyan coast.
A Eurobarometer poll has found that Italy has become the most eurosceptic country within the European Union as only 44 percent of Italians would vote to remain in the bloc if a referendum were held.
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has rejected the budget of the populist Italian coalition government saying it could cause “violent counter-reaction” across the Eurozone economic bloc. Mr Juncker announced his rejection of the budget, which would increase Italian
Italian populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has blocked a migrant deal with Germany and France that could see tens of thousands of migrants sent to Italy as his party’s popularity soars across the country.
In the latest European Union attack on Italy’s populist government, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed that his policies, rather than the current government’s, have put a million to work across Italy.
Italian populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen have announced the formation of a “Freedom Front” to unite populist parties going into next year’s European Parliament elections.
Italian populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has claimed that “speculators like Soros” are behind a 300-plus point bond spread, and they are aiming for Italy to fail.
The populist anti-mass migration League party has proposed creating a “difficult” citizenship test for prospective Italian citizens so that migrants can demonstrate their integration into society along with Italian language proficiency.
European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, says that he largely agrees with the migration policies of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini after his colleagues have repeatedly attacked the populist coalition.
