The Prime Minister is considering merging the events into a single date a year from now, partly for cost reasons. However, the feasibility of the choice matters more than the possibility itself.

Electoral law, friction within the ruling coalition and the opposition grappling with the back-and-forth over the primaries – election day is drawing nearer, but it is still unclear exactly when people will actually go to the polls. All the possible scenarios on the table

According to FdI, Alice Weidel’s party’s success in Saxony is down to grand coalition governments and green policies. The Prime Minister is looking increasingly confidently towards the March election and has drawn a red line for Vannacci

The opposition is wrong to downplay its benefits: one need only look at the international context and what is happening in Europe

Support for Ukraine takes a back seat to the celebrations over Meloni’s record. And the decree due at the end of the summer is still being finalised. Tajani’s awkward moments at European summits

Diplomats removed, demoted, left without political protection; the Mattei Plan bypassing the Foreign Ministry. The Fabrizi case exposes a system which, after four years, is now presenting the bill. Are there limits to Chigi? A check-up 

Four prime ministers in the UK, five in France, two German chancellors and three Austrian chancellors. From Mark Rutte to Donald Tusk, a round-up of the European leaders who have succeeded one another whilst the prime minister’s coalition breaks the record for longevity in Italy