The new Silvio Berlusconi or the Italian Tony Blair? As Matteo Renzi prepares to take power, Channel 4 News asks: who is Italy’s new prime minister-designate?
As Italy’s anti-government Pitchfork Movement stage protest rallies across Italy, “Austerity Kid”, Agata Scionti, 26, tells Channel 4 News, that things are starting to change.
As violent protests spread across Italy, Channel 4 News speaks to one of the founders of the anti-austerity Pitchfork movement who says the group has been hijacked by extreme far-right groups.
Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi tells a rally in Rome “we must stay on the field,” as fellow senators vote to expel him from parliament.
Former Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years following a conviction for tax fraud – but the ban is not enforced straight away.
As Italy declares a state of emergency following the Lampedusa disaster, Channel 4 News asks if social attitudes towards immigration are changing.
On a hectic day for Italian politics, Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter Alessandra pledges her ongoing loyalty to Silvio Berlusconi and tells Channel 4 News to focus on scandals at home, not in Italy.
In a major turnaround brought about by a split in his party, Silvio Berlusconi pledges support for Italy’s government and helps the PM win a key vote – days after forcing his own ministers to resign.
As Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta rejects the resignations of five ministers from Silvio Berlusconi’s PDL party, Europe Editor Matt Frei asks if Mr Berlusconi has finally had his come-uppance.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta is battling to salvage his coalition ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday after five ministers handed in their resignations.
Silvio Berlusconi launches an angry tirade against the Italian justice system, accusing it of taking away his “personal freedom”, after the supreme court upholds his prison sentence for tax fraud.
As Silvio Berlusconi faces the prospect of house arrest and a ban on running for office, Channel 4 News asks if the end is looming for Italy’s most colourful politician.
Three of Silvio Berlusconi’s former aides are found guilty of procuring prostitutes for sex orgies at his Milan mansion, in another legal blow against the beleagued tycoon.
Jon Snow
The reason the former Italian PM Giulio Andreotti’s death is important, beyond his mafia connections, is that it underlines a central truth about Italian politics – and about the UK, and the rise of Ukip.
A new government could be formed in Italy within days after the Italian president named the centre-left deputy leader Enrico Letta as prime minister designate.