Italy’s new leader faces familiar problems, including fickle voters
Giorgia Meloni’s popularity may not hold — and she doesn’t have much freedom to change policy
Italy’s last prime minister fell thanks to fights over E.U. money. The new one now has the chance to spend it.
Mario Draghi will have to grapple with deep north-south divisions.
Italians will vote on a reform to create stable governments. But will it work?
The governing coalition proposes to shrink the size of Parliament.
Junk television promoted populist politics long before Fox News and Trump
Kids and old people were more likely to vote for a notorious Italian populist when they were fed a diet of entertainment television.
The big winners in Italy’s election are really big on Facebook
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What Italy’s economic woes mean for Sunday’s vote
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Italy votes on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.
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