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Italy’s Centre-Left Dealt Blow as Centrist Party Quits Electoral Pact
Date: August 8, 2022
By Federico Maccioni and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The leader of Italy’s centrist Azione party said on Sunday it would leave a centre-left election alliance it formed with the Democratic Party (PD) last week, dealing a blow to the coalition’s odds ahead of a Sept. 25 ballot. The Green leftist federation and centrist party Impegno...
Trump-Backed Candidates Prevail in U.S. Midterm Primaries; Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights
Date: August 3, 2022
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Republican voters on Tuesday chose a raft of candidates supporting Donald Trump’s 2020 election falsehoods in multiple party primaries for the November general election – a stark display of the former president’s grip on his party. In Kansas, abortion rights activists celebrated a major victory when voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot...
British PM Candidate Truss Boosted by Former Rival’s Backing
Date: August 1, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s bid to become Britain’s next prime minister got a major boost on Monday when she received the backing of a lawmaker she narrowly defeated to make it to the final two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson. Junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt was the last contender to be...
Forza Italia Heavyweights Jump Ship, Join Italy Centrists
Date: July 29, 2022
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Two senior members of Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia group said on Friday they were joining the small centrist Azione party ahead of forthcoming elections, saying Italy’s conservative bloc had become too extremist. Maria Stella Gelmini and Mara Carfagna, both ministers in the outgoing government, announced their move at a...
Factbox-Who Will Replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson?
Date: July 20, 2022
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Three candidates are left in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister. Below are some details on the contenders, who are listed in alphabetical order. PENNY MORDAUNT The former defence secretary was sacked by Johnson after she endorsed his rival, Jeremy Hunt, during...
Italy’s Right Rules Out Returning to Government With 5-Star
Date: July 19, 2022
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Conservative parties in Italy’s fractured coalition ruled out on Tuesday continuing to govern alongside the 5-Star Movement, complicating already difficult efforts to keep Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s administration afloat. Draghi tendered his resignation last week after the populist 5-Star Movement refused to back the 18-month-old national...