Right holds Venice and takes Reggio Calabria in local elections
Italy's right-wing coalition held onto Venice and flipped Reggio Calabria after 12 years of centre-left rule, in local elections held across some 750 towns on Sunday and Monday.
In Venice, Fratelli d'Italia candidate Simone Venturini won the first round with around 51 percent, Ansa reported. In Reggio Calabria, Forza Italia's Francesco Cannizzaro took more than 70 percent.
The left held Tuscany, with first-round wins in Prato and Pistoia, and took Avellino and Mantua.
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Turnout fell to 60.06 percent, down nearly five points on the previous round in 2020, in the final vote before general elections next year.
"And again today, the much-heralded collapse of the centre-right is postponed until tomorrow,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote as she claimed victory on social media.
Meloni asks Netflix to invest more in Italy
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos at Palazzo Chigi on Monday, and urged the streaming giant to expand its operations in Italy, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
Meloni stressed that investment in Italy’s audiovisual and creative sectors was strategically important, and encouraged him to make more use of Italian talent, according to the note.
Italy was the third-largest European market for streaming platform investment last year, after the UK and Spain.
Streaming giants were forecast to spend a combined $1.58 billion on Italian content this year, up from $1.41 billion in 2025.
Florence ranked best place in Italy to raise children
Florence was named the best Italian province for families with children, with Bolzano top for young people and Trieste leading the rankings for over-65s, in financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life by age group survey.
The Tuscan capital pushed Milan into second place and Aosta into third in the children's ranking, with Milan also placing second for over-65s.
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Southern provinces filled 18 of the bottom 20 places for both children and young people. Trapani, Taranto and Vibo Valentia came bottom of the three rankings.
The survey ranked Italy's 107 provinces across 60 indicators covering health, services, schools, work and social ties.
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