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Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

A woman holds a placard reading "Peace = Stop Putin" during a rally in support of Ukraine at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy on Saturday. Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

Though Italy's new prime minister vows to continue the country's staunch support for Ukraine, much of the public is critical of Italian weapons deliveries and analysts say the government may waver.

Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

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Super Mario meets his match in Italy
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Super Mario meets his match in Italy

When Mario Draghi saved the euro with a 2012 speech, the world was in awe. Then he was called in to lead Italy's six motley political parties through the pandemic, and turn around Italy's economy.

Super Mario meets his match in Italy

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Italy's Prime Minister Quits As COVID-19 Response Splits Coalition Government

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte replies to questions ahead of a confidence vote last week at the Senate at Palazzo Madama in Rome. Conte handed in his resignation Tuesday. Yara Nardi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Italy's Prime Minister Quits As COVID-19 Response Splits Coalition Government

Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation Tuesday following weeks of political uncertainty and the loss of a coalition partner over his handling of the coronavirus' second wave and economic recovery.

Italy's Prime Minister Quits As COVID-19 Response Splits Coalition Government

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Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

Italians gather in St. John Lateran Square in Rome for a demonstration of the "Sardines," a grassroots movement against right-wing populism, on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

They aim to pack public squares like sardines in a can, in protest against the far-right, anti-immigrant wave rising in Italian society and politics.

Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

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Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race

Italian far-right party activists hold a banner reading "fatherland" during a demonstration against a government proposal to reform citizenship procedures for the descendants of immigrants living in Italy, in Rome, Nov. 4, 2017. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race

Far-right parties are campaigning for the March 4 elections, and they're not the only ones heightening the rhetoric against foreigners.

Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race

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