Matteo Renzi News

The outcome of the Sicilian vote could mark a striking comeback for the 81-year-old and four-time prime minister of Italy.

Italy`s centre-right parties hammered their centre-left rivals in mayoral elections, official results showed on Monday.

Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was on Sunday poised to win the leadership of Italy`s ruling Democratic Party (PD) in a primary election, propelling him back to the forefront of the national political scene. 

Matteo Renzi resigned last week when he lost a referendum on his proposed reform of the Constitution.

Premier Paolo Gentiloni urged Parliament on Tuesday to back his new government as it negotiates Italy's international commitments, a banking crisis and electoral reforms following the humiliating resignation of his predecessor, Matteo Renzi.

Newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni unveiled his government on Monday, keeping almost all the outgoing ministers in place in a sign of continuity aimed at reassuring financial markets.

Following reformist leader Matteo Renzi`s resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat, Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy`s new PM.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced that he will tender his resignation on Wednesday, three days after suffering a stinging defeat in a referendum on constitutional change.

Renzi said he would be visiting President Sergio Mattarella on Monday to hand in his resignation following a final meeting of his cabinet.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has called the referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe.

The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared has human life but struck at the nation's identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns.

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday scolded Donald Trump over his repeated claims that the upcoming November 8 election was "rigged" against him, telling the Republican presidential candidate to "stop whining."

Britain must not expect to end up with more rights than other countries outside the EU following Brexit negotiations, Italy`s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned in an interview Thursday.

Picturesque hamlets devastated by Italy`s deadly earthquake will be restored to their former glory, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Friday, a month after the disaster which claimed nearly 300 lives.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday he was not happy with the conclusions of a European Union summit and for this reason did not join his French and German counterparts at a joint news conference.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 267 Friday with 367 people hospitalised with injuries, the Civil Protection agency said.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 today, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages.

With 368 people injured, some critically, and an unknown number trapped under rubble, the death toll from the pre-dawn quake was expected to rise further.

A series of aftershocks struck towns in the region, toppling scores of buildings.