Five Star Movement

Ex-European Central Bank chief takes charge with broad party backing and unveils cabinet

Online vote of signed-up members of largest party in parliament could be close

The former ECB chief would be a prime minister above politics – that’s a strength but also a fundamental weakness

Giuseppe Conte tries to put together new ruling coalition after government lost majority

Giuseppe Conte to meet president on Tuesday and then seek fresh mandate to govern

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party

Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed

Proposal to cut number of members of parliament approved by big majority in referendum

Matteo Salvini’s League could make watershed gain in this weekend’s regional elections

There are 3,600 health professionals from country battling coronavirus in 35 states globally

‘Memorandum of understanding’ mentioned by Dutch minister is a toxic term in Greece

Initial hesitation and failure to grasp scale of the threat possible factors in sharp rise in deaths

Europe Letter: Italian ambassador to the EU sees the crisis as a test of the union’s cohesiveness and solidarity