Western Europe’s first all-populist government spooks markets
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How a $30 Million Renaissance Masterpiece Was Found
A handful of clues tipped off an Italian museum that a painting in its storeroom was a treasure by Mantegna, valued at $30 million, not $30,000
An Italian populist government looks likely, and risky
A coalition of the Northern League and the Five Star Movement could send the country off the rails
Silvio Berlusconi’s continuing role in Italian politics
The former prime minister returns to the maelstrom
How Milan’s voters opted for the losers
Italy’s most dynamic city is out of step with the country
When Jeff Koons met Michelangelo
A contemporary art boom in the supreme Renaissance city
Italy struggles to form a government
Silvio Berlusconi is a stumbling-block
Italy’s populists edge closer to forming a government
They jointly agree on parliament’s speakers
Problems forming a government in Italy
Who, if anyone, should they strike a deal with?
Why the populists won
Jobs and migrants fuelled the revolt