Sicily’s electoral shock
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Silvio Berlusconi pitches Italian politics into fresh confusion
Despite his conviction for tax dodging the former prime minster delivers what looks like a manifesto for a snap election.
Peru university in Vatican battle over right to call itself Catholic
Cold war echoes in row at La Católica, where founder of liberation theology Gustavo Gutiérrez taught.
Tip of the boot
Sicily’s vote and Italy’s future.
Charlemagne: Four more years
Italian politics blog for The Economist.
Why Silvio Berlusconi’s jail sentence matters, even though he won’t serve it
Regional elections will test whether Italians have lost patience with the sleaze and corruption of Berlusconi and his party.
Not exactly your typical demo
Thousands of lawyers gather in a Rome square to protest against the Monti government’s reform of the legal system.
Italian scientists jailed for ‘false assurances’ before earthquake
Manslaughter convictions handed down after people of L’Aquila received reassurances prior to earthquake that killed 300.
Who will be Italy’s next prime minister?
As Silvio Berlusconi seems to be standing aside, the spotlight is on Mario Monti and the candidates of the Left.
Serbian film director’s ‘theme park’ echoes The Bridge on the Drina
Emir Kusturica builds homage to Ivo Andric novel, triggering controversy in Visegrad, scene of atrocities in Bosnian war.