Rather than hoping for the emergence of some new ‘party of the left,’ EMMA DENT COAD sees a broad alliance of local parties and community groups as a way of reviving democratic progressive politics
Ahead of Italy’s crucial elections, a new left stands up for the poor
The People’s Union, an electoral alliance of established left-wing groups, promises to tax the rich, improve public services and prepare the transport system for an ecological transformation, reports MUHAMMED SHABEER
A People’s Union campaign event in Bologna, Italy. (Pic: Potere al Popolo)
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ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
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THE upcoming general elections to the Italian parliament are especially vital with political analysts, politicians, and the general public wondering if it will bring an end to the crisis of governance in the country.
All 400 seats in the chamber of deputies and all 200 elective seats in the senate of the republic are up for grabs on September 25. The elections are taking place due to the collapse of the Mario Draghi-led government, long before the completion of the tenure of the current parliament.
All major political parties and their coalitions are competing in the elections, including the right-wing League led by Matteo Salvini, the social democratic Democratic Party (PD) led by Enrico Letta, and the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) led by Giuseppe Conte.
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MAURIZIO COPPOLA from the Italian leftist party Potere al Popolo talks to Muhammed Shabeer of People’s Dispatch about the policies of the far-right government in Italy and the campaigns by the Italian working class to resist the anti-worker, anti-refugee and misogynist policies of the ruling coalition
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