Italy's troubled Five Star Movement, a key part of the coalition government, was plunged into fresh turmoil on Tuesday after a court decision effectively removed its leader.
Former premier Giuseppe Conte officially began work on Saturday as the new leader of Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S), the biggest party in parliament now deeply divided and trailing in opinion polls.
Some 45 per cent of Italian voters want Giuseppe Conte to stay on as prime minister, an opinion poll suggested Thursday, after his resignation deepened the country's political crisis.
Italy's president has begun discussions with political leaders on Wednesday on forming a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
What pushed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to quit in the middle of a pandemic, and who's in charge now? The Local breaks down Italy's latest political crisis.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submitted his resignation on Tuesday to President Sergio Mattarella, in a bid to form a new, stronger government after weeks of political turmoil.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on Tuesday, in what media reports said was an attempt to build a new government after weeks of political turmoil.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government has survived a political crisis this week, yet it remains in a perilous position. Here's what may happen next.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday won a second confidence vote in the Senate, halting a bigger political crisis - but the government's future remains uncertain.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and said he was ready to "make the transatlantic relationship stronger".
The €170 billion recovery fund granted to Italy by the EU is a chance for the country to invest in reform and catch up with its European neighbours, the prime minister says.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday criticised regional officials for defying the government and lifting lockdown measures early, saying it risked undoing efforts so far and to could spark a second wave of contagion.
Italy's prime minister is expected to announce details this week of the steps the country will take to gradually loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus lockdown.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned on Monday that his country was entering "the riskiest weeks" and urged a coordinated European response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has denied accusations of conflict of interest after reports linked him to an allegedly corrupt investment fund now being investigated by the Vatican.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Monday for the reform of European Union budget rules and cooperation on immigration as his new government won a parliamentary confidence vote.
Immigration, the budget, relations with the EU: here are the most important promises that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte made when introducing his new government to parliament.
Italy's new pro-Europe government faced a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament on Monday, as protesters from the hard-right opposition rallied in Rome.
How did a puppet prime minister become Italy's man of the moment? Italian politics specialist Professor Martin J. Bull analyses Giuseppe Conte's unexpected success.
Italy's premier-designate Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday he intended to present his new coalition cabinet by Wednesday at the latest, as he races to resolve the political crisis in the eurozone's third largest economy.
Italy's Giuseppe Conte acknowledged it was a "very delicate phase" for the country as he agreed to lead a new coalition government following the fall of a populist coalition. Here are some of the key economic challenges facing the debt-burdened nation.
