Italian politics is never short of drama, and the past few weeks have been no exception.
Since last year, Italy had been governed by an improbable alliance between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), led by Luigi di Maio, and the far-right Lega party, led by firebrand Matteo Salvini.
For fourteen months the two leaders – both vested with the title of deputy prime minister – barely held together a coalition that has been fraught with difficulties from the get-go, owing...
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Kit Nicholl is a London-based political analyst and commentator, writing here in a personal capacity.