New excitements in the Italian election, but the outcome remains in doubt
Journalism
Gaffe or provocation?
Silvio Berlusconi chooses Holocaust Memorial Day to praise Mussolini. But is it another insensitive gaffe or a deliberate political ploy?
Berlusconi causes outrage by praising Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day
Berlusconi’s defence of Italy’s fascist dictator, and a possible banking scandal on the left, set to electrify election campaign
Aphrodite’s indebted island
Could a country smaller than Sicily reignite the euro crisis?
Silvio Berlusconi’s furious debate glues Italy to television
Former prime minister confronts media nemesis Michele Santoro in slanging match laced with plenty of theatrics
Allies again
Silvio Berlusconi resuscitates his party’s alliance with the Northern League
Eurozone crisis live: Why Berlusconi’s Northern League deal really matters
10.27am: Southern Europe editor John Hooper’s explanation of how the alliance between the People of Liberty Party and the Northern League could have a major impact on next month’s election
Keeping the radical left in check
The success of Italy’s likely next government will depend on its ability to control the hard left
Italy’s web guru tastes power as new political movement goes viral
Roberto Casaleggio’s Five Star Movement aims to pioneer ‘new, direct democracy’ and annihilate traditional party politics