Enrico Letta

The new Italian Democratic Party

Opinion By Gaetano Mautone on May 3, 2021 | Reading time 3 min

Recently, Nicola Zingaretti has resigned as secretary of the Italian Democratic Party. Zingaretti’s resignation was unexpected and created a crisis – which was ultimately solved by the election of the former PM Enrico Letta as the new secretary. Before his election, Letta gave a long speech addressing various issues. His main goal appears to reform the Party for new future challenges.

Mario Draghi at the EP

Italy’s complex domestic situation

Opinion By Gaetano Mautone on April 12, 2021 | Reading time 3 min

In a short time, Prime Minister Draghi cleared the chain of command of Conte’s previous government, consistent with the premises that accompanied the establishment of the new government, characterised by the central role of the Prime Minister and his collaborators and their two main objectives: reach herd immunity and reignite the Italian economy through the Next Generation EU investments.