In Italy, voting is underway to elect representatives for the two houses of the parliament under a new law of parallel voting system. Italy's Senate have 315 elected members and the Chamber of Deputies have 630 members. Besides the ruling Democratic Party and its coalition, the Five Star Movement ...

ROME - When former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi arrived to cast his vote in the election, he wasn't expecting a topless FEMEN protester to jump on a table telling him that his time had "run out." However, that's exactly what he got, RT has reported. Footage posted online by RT's Ruptly agency ...

In Italy, general elections will be held on Sunday (March 4).  Main political parties have wrapped up campaigning. Final rallies were held by the ruling Democratic Party, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the anti-immigration Northern League. Polls suggest ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi's ...

STRASBOURG (APP) - Italy s Antonio Tajani, an ally of scandal-hit former premier Silvio Berlusconi, was elected as the new European Parliament president Tuesday after a bitterly fought vote.The centre-right politician will play a key role at a time of crisis for the European Union, with the ...

PARIS: (AFP) Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US president-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box.Other political leaders who first made fortunes in ...