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  • Matteo Renzi, mayor of Florence and candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party, steps outside a back door of the Olimpico Theatre after a rally for the primary election of December 8th, in Rome, Italy, on December 3rd 2013.<br />
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Matteo Renzi announced that he would stand for the position of Secretary of the Democratic Party following the resignation in April 2013 of the former secretary Pier Luigi Bersani running  for Prime Minister of Italy, whose uninspiring general election campaign in February 2013 drove millions of former supporters to vote for the anti-establishment Five Star Movement instead.
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  • Sympathisers and supporters listen to the mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi nicknamed "Il Rottamatore" (the scrapper) running for the leadership of the Democratic Party during a rally for the primary elections of December 8th in Rome, Italy, on December 3rd 2013.<br />
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Matteo Renzi announced that he would stand for the position of Secretary of the Democratic Party following the resignation in April 2013 of the former secretary Pier Luigi Bersani running  for Prime Minister of Italy, whose uninspiring general election campaign in February 2013 drove millions of former supporters to vote for the anti-establishment Five Star Movement instead.
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, prays at dawn at the  Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, prays at dawn at the  Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, prays at dawn at the  Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, prays at dawn at the  Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Clara Agnoletti, a longtime supporter of the League, shows signs and bracelets of the party that she personalized with Swarovski crystals as she waits for Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, to show up for a party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
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The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Clara Agnoletti, a longtime supporter of the League, shows signs and bracelets of the party that she personalized with Swarovski crystals as she waits for Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, to show up for a party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
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The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, e Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, presentano i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, steps outside the Sala Capranica after the convention of his People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà) during which he presented the  PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, esce dalla Sala Capranica dopo la convention in cui ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, steps outside the Sala Capranica after the convention of his People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà) during which he presented the  PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, esce dalla Sala Capranica dopo la convention in cui ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Candidates of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PdL, Popole della Libertà)  listen to their leader's speech during a convention in which the former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party presents the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I candidati del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi ascoltano il loro leader durante una convention in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà presenta i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL conve
    CIPG_20130125_ELE2013_Berlusconoi-Co...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Candidates of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PdL, Popole della Libertà)  listen to their leader's speech during a convention in which the former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party presents the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I candidati del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi ascoltano il loro leader durante una convention in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà presenta i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL conve
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà), and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, sing the national anthem at the the PdL convention in which they will present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, e Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, cantano l'inno di Mameli all'inizio della convention del PdL in cui verranno presentati i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming ge
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, steps outside the Sala Capranica after the convention of his People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà) during which he presented the  PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, esce dalla Sala Capranica dopo la convention in cui ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi (center), former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà), listens Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, at the PdL convention in which they present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi (centro), ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, ascolta Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, durante la convention del PdL in cui vengono presentati i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convent
    CIPG_20130125_ELE2013_Berlusconoi-Co...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, e Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, presentano i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members
    CIPG_20130125_ELE2013_Berlusconoi-Co...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, e Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, presentano i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members
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  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attends a Police union party organised for the childen of police officers  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. <br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attends a Police union party organised for the childen of police officers  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. <br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_9939.jpg
  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attends a Police union party organised for the childen of police officers  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. <br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_9778.jpg
  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, arrives at a Police union party organised for the childen of police officers  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. <br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_9639.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters watch Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attend the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9577.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A waiter is seen here working at the League party dinner attended by Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9228.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, claps his hands at his arrival at the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9135.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A Nahda party banner for the Tunisian Constituent Assemby is placed aboce the Medina wall in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A Nahda party banner for the Tunisian Constituent Assemby is placed aboce the Medina wall in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1146.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A man walks by the wall of the Medina quarter in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 54, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1142.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: A video from January 26th 1994 in which billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo dell Libertà), announces his decision to enter politics is shown is shown at the convention of his People of Freedom party, before the start of the convention where he will present, together with Secretary of the party Angelino Alfano, the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Un video del 26 gennaio 1994, in cui l'imprenditore Silvio Berlusconi -  ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà - annuncia la sua "discesa in campo" nella politica italiana, viene proiettato prima dell'inizio della convention nella quale presenterà insieme a Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito,  i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Itali
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  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: People gathered to protest Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, who attended a Police union party organised for the childen of police officers  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. <br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0074.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A supporter photographs Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, at the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9375.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, looks at a cake with the party sign at a dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9328.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A chef holds a cake with the League sign at a party dinner attended by Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party,  in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9284.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attend the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9240.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attend the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9215.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, attend the League party dinner in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9144.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 20 September 2013: Mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi, 38, steps outside the Conciliazione Theatre after the National Assembly of the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD) in Rome, Italy, on September 20th 2013. The assembly was supposed to fix a date for the Democratic Party congress and primaries to elect the new secretary. Mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi will presumably be among the candidates running for Secretary of the Democratic Party.
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A man walks by the wall of the Medina quarter in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 54, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: A picture of a young Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo dell Libertà), is shown at the convention of his People of Freedom party, before the start of the convention where he will present, together with Secretary of the party Angelino ALfano, the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Una fotografia di un giovane Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, viene proiettata prima dell'inizio della convention nella quale presenterà insieme a Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito,  i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom part
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  • ROME, ITALY - 21 September 2013: Mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi, 38, steps outside the Conciliazione Theatre after the National Assembly of the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD) in Rome, Italy, on September 21st 2013. The assembly was supposed to fix a date for the Democratic Party congress and primaries to elect the new secretary. Mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi will presumably be among the candidates running for Secretary of the Democratic Party.
    CIPG_20130921_ITAPOLITICS_AssembleaN...jpg
  • March 22nd 2008. Havana Central, New York, NY. Jewish Costume Purim Party at Havana Central at the West End, 2991 Broadway (113th street). Seth Galena (right( with his wife Hindy Poupko (center) and his mother Rita (left) at the entrance of the party before its start. Party organized by twin brothers Seth and Isaac Galena, from bangitout.com, a jewish humour website.<br />
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  • March 22nd 2008. Havana Central, New York, NY. Jewish Costume Purim Party at Havana Central at the West End, 2991 Broadway (113th street). Rita Galena, mother of twin brothers Seth and Isaac Galena, before the beginning of the party. The Galena brothers organized the costume party and are the authors of bangitout.com, a jewish humour website.<br />
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Reporter: Bleyer,Jennifer: 917-279-2078<br />
email: bleyer@nytimes.com<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Denis Verdini, national coordinator of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PdL, popolo della Libertà), steps out of the Capranica Theatre after the PdL national convention in which Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013. <br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Denis Verdini, coordinatore nazionale del Popole della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi, esce dal Teatro Capranica dopo la convention nazionale del PdL in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano,
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: A journalist of TGCOM24 waits for the start of the People of Freedom (PdL, Popolo della Libertà) convention with Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, for the presentation of the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Un giornalista di TGCOM24 aspetta l'inizio della convention del Popolo della Libertà con Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, e Angelino Alfano, segretario del partito, per la presentazione dei candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of t
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Participants of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party convention step outside the Capranica Theatre where the former PM presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I partecipanti alla convention del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi escono dal Teatro alla fine dell'evento in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013:Renato Brunetta  (center), former Minister in Silvio Berlusconi IV Cabinet, distributes the "Candidate's Kit" to the candidates of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, after the convention in which the former PM presented his candidates  for the upcoming general elections, in Rome on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Renato Brunetta (centro), ex Ministro per la Pubblica Amministrazione e l'Innovazione nel Governo Berlusconi IV, disitrbuisce i "Kit del Candidato" ai candidati del PdL dopo la convention in cui l'ex premier Silvio Berlusconi ha presentato  i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party,
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013:Renato Brunetta  (center), former Minister in Silvio Berlusconi IV Cabinet, distributes the "Candidate's Kit" to the candidates of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, after the convention in which the former PM presented his candidates  for the upcoming general elections, in Rome on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Renato Brunetta (centro), ex Ministro per la Pubblica Amministrazione e l'Innovazione nel Governo Berlusconi IV, disitrbuisce i "Kit del Candidato" ai candidati del PdL dopo la convention in cui l'ex premier Silvio Berlusconi ha presentato  i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party,
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Participants of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party convention step outside the Capranica Theatre where the former PM presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I partecipanti alla convention del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi escono dal Teatro alla fine dell'evento in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Participants of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party convention step outside the Capranica Theatre where the former PM presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I partecipanti alla convention del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi escono dal Teatro alla fine dell'evento in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Participants of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party convention step outside the Capranica Theatre where the former PM presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I partecipanti alla convention del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi escono dal Teatro alla fine dell'evento in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, talks to his candidates for the upcoming general elections during a convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, si rivolge ai suoi candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, durante una convention a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Ital
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, talks to his candidates for the upcoming general elections during a convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, si rivolge ai suoi candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, durante una convention a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Ital
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013:  Angelino Alfano, Secretary of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PdL, Popolo della Libertà), presents the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during a convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Angelino Alfano, segretario del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi,  presenta i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, durante una convention a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members o
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Participants of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party convention step outside the Capranica Theatre where the former PM presented the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: I partecipanti alla convention del Popolo della Libertà di Silvio Berlusconi escono dal Teatro alla fine dell'evento in cui l'ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà ha presentato i candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, talks to his candidates for the upcoming general elections during a convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, ex-premier e leader del Popolo della Libertà, si rivolge ai suoi candidati PdL alle prossime elezioni politiche, durante una convention a Roma il 24 gennaio 2013.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: Silvio Berlusconi, former PM and leader of The People of Freedom party, and Angelino Alfano, Secretary of the party, present the PdL candidates for the upcoming general elections during the PdL convention in Rome, on January 25, 2013.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Ital
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  • Two members of the Democratic Party discuss in the hall of the auditorium during a break of the National Assembly of the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD) in Rome, Italy, on September 21st 2013.<br />
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During the assembly the Democratic Part decided to hold primary election for the new secretary of the party, after the resignation in April 2013 of the former secretary Pier Luigi Bersani running  for Prime Minister of Italy, whose uninspiring general election campaign in February 2013 drove millions of former supporters to vote for the anti-establishment Five Star Movement instead.
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  • Sympathisers and supporters of the Five Stars Movement listen to former comedian Beppe Grillo, blogger and leader of the movement, during his last campaign rally for the general election in San Giovanni square (the square where left-wing party and unions<br />
historically rallied) where he attracted more than 500,000 people according to various estimates, making it one of the biggest political rallies ever seen in Italy, in Rome, Italy, on February 22nd, 2013.<br />
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In the general elections of February 24-25, the Five Stars Movement won 25.6% of the vote for the Chamber of Deputies, more than any other single party though both the Italy Common Good centre-left coalition, centred on the Democratic Party, and the centre-right alliance, centred on The People of Freedom, obtained more votes as coalitions.
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  • VIGARANO MAINARDA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Supporters attend a rally with Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, in Vigarano Mainarda, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
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The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: People are seen here waiting for the arrival of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, during his campaign  in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
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The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Leftovers are seen after a League dinner with Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
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The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, watch him during his rally in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_6997.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini (center), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with a  supporter during his campaign in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_6405.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini (center), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is greeted by supporters during his campaign in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_6309.jpg
  • Tunis, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks out of the Negra mosque where he started his activism when he was 16 years old, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Time
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, in Sousse, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Tunis, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks in the Negra mosque (under renovation) where he started his activism when he was 16 years old, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1214.jpg
  • Tunis, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, is photographed at the Nahda headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party,  takes a selfie with the burning Befana in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_1322.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, poses for a pictures with the Befana in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_1182.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is seen here during a rally in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_1158.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, poses for a pictures with two Befanas in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_1092.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: A woman watches Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party,  taking selfies with supporters in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0952.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini (center), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is surrounded by supporters waiting to take a selfie with him in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0896.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: A crowd tries to reach Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, to take a selfie with him in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0803.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: A crowd tries to reach Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, to take a selfie with him in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0757.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is seen here with the crowd watching the Befana in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0679.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is seen here with the crowd watching the Befana in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to St Nicholas or Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0614.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, greets a supporter as he campaigns  in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0292.jpg
  • BONDENO, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: A crowd is seen here waiting for the appeance of the Befana and for Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, during his campaign in Bondeno, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0239.jpg
  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: A woman walks by the entrance of the theater of the Istituto Antoniano, an institution governed by Franciscan friars as  a community service initiative that temporarily rented its theater to a  police union to host a party organised for the childen of police officers during the holidays in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020. The police union invited Matteo Salvini raising criticism since the Istituto Antoniano was previsouly a migrant center until Mr. Salvini became Interior Minister and changed the application requirements in his anti-migrants security decree, which the institution didn't agree with, therefore choosing not to apply and closing the center.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0197.jpg
  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - 6 JANUARY 2020: Elly Schlein (34), elected in the European Parliament in 2014 with the Democratic Part, poses for a portrait during a protest against Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party,  in Bologna, Italy, on January 6th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200106_NYT-Salvini_M3_0135.jpg
  • LUGO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Tables are set for the League dinner that will be attended by Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, in Lugo, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_9087.jpg
  • FAENZA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with a supporter in Faenza, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8717.jpg
  • FAENZA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with a supporter in Faenza, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8505.jpg
  • FAENZA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters gather around Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, to take a selfie with him during a campaign in Faenza, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8460.jpg
  • FAENZA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, speaks to the crowd waiting to take a selfie with him in Faenza, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8448.jpg
  • FAENZA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, photographs the crowd in line. to take a selfie with him in Faenza, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8330.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A supporter of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is seen here after a rally in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
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  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, watch taking selfies with other supporters after a rally in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
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After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_8040.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, is seen here during a rally in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
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Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7912.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, greets his supporters before going on stage during a rally in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7857.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters are seen here in the main square as Matteo Salvini (bottom left), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, greets them before going on stage during a rally in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7851.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters and passerby are seen here in the main square shortly before the arrival of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, during a campaign in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7833.jpg
  • CASTROCARO TERME E TERRA DEL SOLE, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Supporters, a TV crew and passerby are seen here in the main square shortly before the arrival of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, during a campaign in Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7795.jpg
  • GAMBETTOLA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, gives a toast after eating Cantarelle (a local pancake) during his campaign in Gambettola, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7755.jpg
  • GAMBETTOLA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A supporter of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, shows his League bracelets and watch after a rally in Gambettola, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7700.jpg
  • GAMBETTOLA, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with  supporters after his rally in Gambettola, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7625.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Clara Agnoletti, a longtime militant of the League and supporter of  Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, waits for him to walk by in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7445.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: A table with a "Italians First" flag, candidate flyer, League balloons and food is seen here during a rally with Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party,  in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7413.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini (center), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with young  supporters during his campaign in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7410.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Leftovers of sardines (in reference to the grass-roots movement protesting the populism of Salvini) eaten by supporters of Matteo Salvini, former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, are seen here during his rally in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7310.jpg
  • CESENATICO, ITALY - 5 JANUARY 2020: Matteo Salvini (center), former Interior Minister of Italy and leader of the far-right League party, takes a selfie with a  supporter during his campaign in Cesenatico, Italy, on January 5th 2020.<br />
<br />
Matteo Salvini is campaigning in the region of Emilia Romagna to support the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni running for governor.<br />
<br />
After being ousted from government in September 2019, Matteo Salvini has made it a priority to campaign in all the Italian regions undergoing regional elections to demonstrate that, in power or not, he still commands considerable support.<br />
<br />
The January 26th regional elections in Emilia Romagna, traditionally the home of the Italian left, has been targeted by Matteo Salvini as a catalyst for bringing down the government. A loss for the center-left Democratic Party (PD) against Mr Salvini’s right would strip the centre-left party of control of its symbolic heartland, and probably trigger a crisis in its coalition with the Five Star Movement.
    CIPG_20200105_NYT-Salvini_M3_7284.jpg
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