Call an Italian MP today, and one will most likely hear a note of relief in their voice - similar to that of a high school student who passed the 'Esame di Maturità' (a graduation exam as feared in Italy as the Baccalauréat in France.)
Italy's parliament re-elected 80-year-old head of state Sergio Mattarella for a second term at the weekend.
The Catholic left-winger from Sicily with ice-blue eyes was supported by almost all the...
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Valentina Saini is a freelance journalist specialising in Italian social issues and politics, gender issues and the Middle East and North Africa region.