Category Archives: Political parties

The actual Italian results of the European Elections

Posted on 2019/06/03 by Struggles in Italy

On the morning of May 27th, with the almost definitive results of the European election in Italy, the Wu Ming Foundation published a thread of tweets with their first thoughts on the election results. They then decided to republish them, … Continue reading →

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[fr] Le pari de Matteo Renzi avec la démocratie: Le référendum Italien

Posted on 2016/10/25 by Struggles in Italy

Le 4 Décembre prochain, le peuple italien sera appelé aux urnes pour le référendum sur la reforme constitutionnelle proposée par le gouvernement conservateur et pro-austérité de Matteo Renzi. Le sujet domine la vie politique italienne en raison de l’impact que … Continue reading →

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[en] Matteo Renzi’s gamble with democracy: the Italian constitutional referendum

Posted on 2016/10/18 by Struggles in Italy

On December 4th 2016 the Italian people will be called upon to vote in a referendum on the constitutional reform put forward by Matteo Renzi’s conservative and pro-austerity government. The topic is dominating Italian political life, because of the major … Continue reading →

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[en] Capital Mafia: fascists, politicians, cooperatives and the Roman mob

Posted on 2014/12/05 by Struggles in Italy

There are many ways to begin the story of the 37 people arrested and the related police seizures which took place in Rome on 2 December. You can begin from the right, from the left, from the extreme poverty of … Continue reading →

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[en] Racist attack on political asylum seekers’ centre in Rome and new project for Italian right

Posted on 2014/11/25 by Valentina

Facts and chronology On the nights of November 10 and 11 a group of Italian residents attacked a centre for political asylum seekers in Tor Sapienza, a suburban neighbourhood in Rome. The attackers, about 100 on both nights, some of … Continue reading →

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[en] Portrait of Italian May Day 2014

Posted on 2014/05/05 by Struggles in Italy

On May Day, as in many other places around the world, thousands of people gathered in squares and streets all over Italy to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The celebrations took different forms, from concerts to direct action such as disputes … Continue reading →

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[en] Berlusconi calls for supporters, attracts thousands of protesters instead.

Posted on 2013/05/14 by Struggles in Italy

Berlusconi has a love-hate relationship with the piazzas – or squares – of Italy. He hates them when they are full of his opponents, as happened in 2001 during the anti-G8 protests in Genoa, less than two months after the … Continue reading →

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[en] Pope embraces the No Choice March in Rome

Posted on 2013/05/13 by Struggles in Italy

Straight into the arms of Francis I, the new Pope: the pro-life march held in Rome on May 12 (Mother’s Day) couldn’t have asked for a better ending. For the third year running, shouting slogans like “Abortion is murder”, thousands … Continue reading →

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[en] Rome demonstration against Napolitano’s re-election. M5S fails first street test

Posted on 2013/04/22 by Struggles in Italy

Italy’s political and institutional crisis – occurring just as the worst economic recession in the Republic’s history has increased the percentage of the poor in the population to 15% – has raised the temperature of discontent. Giorgio Napolitano’s re-election to … Continue reading →

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[en] Giorgio Napolitano reelected Italy’s President, amid protests and political chaos

Posted on 2013/04/20 by Struggles in Italy

As of April 20, 2013, Giorgio Napolitano is the new elected president of the Italian Republic. The 87-year old was elected for his second mandate with 738 votes after 5 failed rounds of elections.* None of his predecessors had ever … Continue reading →

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