Five Star Movement

Silvio Berlusconi, 81 and barred from active politics, eyes one last victory in Italy elections next week

Despite a fraud conviction and sex scandal, Italy's 81-year-old former leader Silvio Berlusconi has one last political victory in his sights in general elections less than two weeks away

Italy parliament dissolved ahead of 4 March general elections; prime minister Paolo Gentiloni to remain in office till polls

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has dissolved parliament as the country prepares for knife-edge general elections on 4 March

Foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni tipped to be Italy's new prime minister

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was set on Sunday to become Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat.

Same-sex union bill: In risky move, Italy's PM to push watered-down version through Senate

Italy's PM Matteo Renzi bowed to Catholic pressure to remove stepchild adoption rights from the text to ease its passage through parliament.

Lessons for AAP, Kejriwal from European-style anti-politics movements

It would be churlish to write off AAP or belittle its achievement even before it has taken off , but there are lessons for it to learn from the European experience if it doesn’t want to end up as another flash-in-the-pan lone-ranger.

Not just AAP: Rise of the anti-party a global lesson for Cong, BJP

whether it's the AAP or the Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO) in the Czech Republic, the Five Star Movement in Italy or the Tea Party Movement in the US, these movements are rallying people together on a “not this kind of government” platform.