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Giorgio Napolitano (; born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to 1998.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears to be angling for the role of Italian president — with enhanced powers.
Berlusconi, who has been Italy's prime minister three times, said Friday his party will propose a constitutional amendment to allow Italians to directly elect presidents, as France does. Currently, the Italian presidency is mostly a ceremonial post, and elected to a seven-year term only by both houses of Parliament.Berlusconi said he would like to see the Italian presidency modeled on France's, where it holds more powers than the prime minister and can be extended to two terms.Berlusconi said the role of president is not his ambition, "but there are responsibilities that one cannot avoid."Italian President Giorgio Napolitano's term ends next year....Italy's presidential palace has confirmed that Premier Silvio Berlusconi has resigned, setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing Italy back from the brink of ...
Economist Mario Monti accepted the monumental task Sunday of trying to form a new government that can rescue Italy from financial ruin, expressing confidence that th...
ROME -- Italy's embattled Premier Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived a test in Parliament on Thursday, with lawmakers deciding not to lift the immunity of an allied...
A group of 20 Italian politicians who are members of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party is considering leaving the center-right government coalition, bringing ...
ROME -- Financial markets pounded Italy on Wednesday as investors hoped that Premier Silvio Berlusconi would not linger in office and delay reforms. Italy's presiden...
A group of Italian scientists went on trial Tuesday for failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009 despite signs of i...
His penchant for beautiful young women has cost him his wife, and now may cost Silvio Berlusconi what he cherishes most: power.The 74-year-old Italian premier was or...
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he is not worried by an impending prostitution trial, in his first public comments since he was indicted.Berlusconi dodged que...
For all of Italy's ancient wonders, the real wonder might be that so many are still standing, given the poor care they get.The collapse in Pompeii last week of a fre...
Daniel Barenboim appealed to Italy's president to protect the country's theaters from planned budget cuts in unprecedented remarks from the orchestra pit before rais...
Italy marked the 150th anniversary of its national unity with a public holiday on Thursday and joyful celebrations in cities such as Rome and Turin.But signs also em...
Premier Silvio Berlusconi once again accused magistrates of mounting a politically motivated campaign against him as he appeared in court Monday on charges that he b...
Maestro Riccardo Muti conducted a concert of selections of sacred music by Vivaldi and Verdi at the Vatican for an appreciative Pope Benedict XVI Friday in a celebra...
An Italian man with extreme right-wing views opened fire in an outdoor market in Florence Tuesday, killing two vendors from Senegal , then critically wounded three o...
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a past president of Italy and a founding member of the former Christian Democrats, has died. He was 93.Italian President Giorgio Napolitano pai...
Pope Benedict XVI in his New Year's homily Sunday praised young people as key to securing a future of hope despite what he called "shadows on the horizon of today's ...
Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, nearly a month after the cruise ...
ROME -- Italian president Giorgio Napolitano issued a sharp statement Wednesday asking whether Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government is "able to operate."Nap...
Italy became the latest target in Europe's financial crisis Monday, as soaring borrowing rates intensified pressure on Premier Silvio Berlusconi to resign and let a ...
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