PM Antonio Severino @antonioseverino After communicating with @MinLiguria and some very good people at the @MinisteroDellaScienza about the #SkolkovoInnovationCentre and we’ve decided that, in the name of Italian scientific and technological development, Italy will follow in Russia’s footsteps. Due to the abundance of... RETWEETSFAVORITE 28.75341.424 3:41 pm - 24 March 25 |
PM Antonio Severino @antonioseverino Such centers like that in the North and the renowned - take no offense Southerners - primitiveness of the South we will focus on opening these Italian centers in Southern cities such as Naples, Palermo, Catanzaro, etc. We will not be able to begin construction immediately... RETWEETSFAVORITE 21.42437.243 3:41 pm - 24 March 25 |
PM Antonio Severino @antonioseverino Of course, we have to appropriate funds, find a good amount of Southern laborers, etc, but we should be able to begin construction by the end of the year. I can’t wait to see the great future of Italy thanks to this new project. I will also look into investing in the... RETWEETSFAVORITE 14.24327.334 3:41 pm - 24 March 25 |
PM Antonio Severino @antonioseverino #SkolkovoInnovationCenter itself as I am always looking forward to helping other nations develop themselves too. I or the government will release more information over the course of the next few days. RETWEETSFAVORITE 12.08423.124 3:41 pm - 24 March 25 |
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministero dell’Economia e delle FinanzeUnder the request of the Prime Minister the Ministry of Economy and Finance hereby requests that the corporations of Italy belonging to the technology industry are request to invest in the Russian Skolkovo Innovation Center. We are hoping to assist in Russian technology development, a warming of relations between our countries, strengthen our economy through foreign investment, and to also invite countries to invest in Italy, especially through Prime Minister Severino’s plans to open Skolkovo-like centers in the South.Be active in Russia once you have made your investments. We are looking for both nations involved, us and Russia, to be able to benefit off of this, monetarily, diplomatically, and technologically. The Prime Minister also invites you to invest in other corporations, ones already located in Skolkovo and elsewhere in Europe. Of you have any questions regarding this request please contact us.Support for this request in the Ministry’s administration
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By: Maria D’Ambrosia (March 2025)(ANSA) - Rome, May 21 - Starting today Italians can head out to their local polling stations and slip their ballot into the ballot box to vote for their favorite political party. That’s right, the 2025 Italian general elections have begun! For the next six to eight weeks people from Predoi to Lampedusa can vote for one of the many political parties in Italy and give them an extra seat or more in the Parliament. Though no official vote counting or polling has begun and we can’t tell whose voting for or favoring who so far we can tell what the images of each major party are and draw conclusions from there to infer whose going to vote for them. The following is an overview of the four most popular parties in Italy:
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The CRNI, Italy’s ruling party since 2020 and dominant since 2023, has been doing well in the last few months. It’s social, economic, and political reforms have made it be held in high regard by many Italians and has been thanked for certain events such as the four-month period in early-2024 when GDP growth was at its highest point (1.9%) since the 2009 Economic Crisis and at its second-highest since the beginning of the millennium (the highest ever was 3,7% in 2000). It’s membership is at 376.424 persons as of January 2025, making it the largest political party by membership in Italy by a large margin (the runner up, Lega Nord, is at 188.654). An opinion poll by ANSA in April of this year and a Pew Research Center poll from November 2024 put the mean favorability of CRNI by the Italian citizenry at 58,7% of all polled individuals (the polled group was 2.500 people in size and from two separate regions). The remaining 41,3% was split amongst Lega Norde, Fratelli d'Italia, Movimento 5 Stelle, and Forza Italia. The CRNI received a major boost in popularity with its support for the Free Turkish Army and due to its response to the tragic Ides of March Attack two months ago. The only recent dip in popularity is due to Prime Minister Severino’s statement on the ongoing Eurogroup conference pertaining to economic reformation which was viewed by some as Eurosceptic.Lega Norde
Lega Norde’s popularity increased drastically due to its victory in Lombardia, an influential region of Italy. After having their candidate win the regional presidency and receive six extra seats in the Council, bringing the CRNI down from 33 seats to 26, Lega Norde saw its membership quickly grow from 171.078 people to 188.654. Its Lombardian President, Leandro Grazioli, is seen as a more direct reformer and populist than PM Severino, who is known for his diplomatic but loaded approaches to change, and a federalist, a concept which has become increasingly popular not just in Northern Italy but Southern as well. Lega Norde, while the main parliamentary and ideological rival to the CRNI, still has quite a way to go. It is ruling dominant in only two regions, Lombardia and Veneto, has a majority in Liguria, and is a opposition party of varying size in all other regions (it is usually minor in the Southern regions). A long-term opinion poll by Lega Norde with 820 participants taken over a course of two years from two Northern regions, one Central, and two Southern showed the following about Lega Norde’s popularity:
Regions Poll results in 2023 Poll results in 2025 Lomhardia and Emilia-Romagna 59,7% of participants are pro-LN 67,6% of participants are pro-LN (+7,9%) Umbria 50,2% of participants are pro-LN; but 54,2% of the 50,2% said that while they’d be ‘alright’ with voting for LN they’d prefer a federalist CRNI government if possible 46,2% of the participants are pro-LN (-4%); the participants which once voted in favor of the LN were asked why they changed their vote, most responded “The CRNI, especially under PM Severino and even while not being entirely federalist, has done things which have captured our support.” Sicily and Molise 38,4% of participants are pro-LN 41,7% of participants are pro-LN (+3,3%)
Due to its popularity in the North and the fact that the North makes up 45,75% (26.884.825 people) of Italy’s population Lega Norde is expected to receive a large portion of the vote, especially in the North and partially in the slowly (pro-)federalizing South.Movimento 5 Stelle
The M5S is the third most popular party in Italy, at 122.653. Its populist and democratic platform has made it a popular alternative to both the CRNI and Lega Norde, which while being populist aren’t antiestablishmentarianist nor democratic, instead supporting the reformation of or ignoring the ‘Establishment’ and an indirect, republican government. The M5S is very popular in Sardinia, Basilicata, and the province of L’Aquila. It currently holds 154 seats in the Parliament and is likely to win a few more (a large poll carried out for six days in April by ANSA determined that nearly 173.000 people (40% more than the number of registered members of the M5S) planned to vote for M5S).Fratelli d’Italia
The Fratelli d’Italia, or FdI, is the fourh most popular party in Italy. After rising from 70.000 members in 2019 to 107.746 in 2022 after joining the right-wing Reformist Coalition the FdI began grabbing seat after seat in provincial legislatures and the Parliament, becoming the dominant party in Lazio (and ruling in the provinces of Frosinone and Latina). Recently, the FdI grew due to its aggressive response to the Ides of March Attack which had unified the nation under a common need for revenge. The FdI currently claims 10,8% (103) of the seats in the Parliament and might gain a few more in the current elections.| UPVOTE(S): 13.535 | DOWNVOTE(S): 5.344 | SHARE(S): 8.755 |