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
The E.U. renewed its Russia sanctions last week. Not all Europeans are in favor.
How Europe’s leaders keep the consensus on sanctions — but soften the economic blow at home
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 are taking real steps to fight the coronavirus — but big political challenges are lurking
They’ve been willing to follow the rules for the greater good. That might be good news for the rest of Europe.
Expect the new Italian government to be as short-lived as the last one. Here’s why.
Right-wing nationalist Matteo Salvini may be out of power — but he’s likely to be back.
Why Italy’s media fixates on CasaPound, an extreme-right party with a racist agenda
This is a party that embraces Mussolini and Che Guevara — and cartoons and pop culture
The big winners in Italy’s election are really big on Facebook
[caption id="attachment_70201" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Luigi Di Maio, left, the Italian