Category: Sergio Mattarella

Italian Presidential Election: The Leopard Is Alive and Well

Commentary For over two decades, Italy has been in a phase of stagnation. Despite the obvious need for serious economic and structural reforms, the country is prevented from enacting them for several reasons, but there is one in particular that holds it back: the mentality of the Leopard. This mentality is brilliantly encapsulated in Giuseppe…


Talks to Revive Italian Government Fail, All Eyes on President

ROME—Talks to revive Italy’s ruling coalition have failed, the small party that triggered the government crisis said on Tuesday, deepening the country’s political turmoil in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his Italia Viva party out of the coalition last month, accusing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of mishandling both the…