EghtesadOnline: Italy’s president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early elections looking inevitable.

EghtesadOnline: Italy’s center-right alliance will present a united stance to President Sergio Mattarella during a second round of talks with party leaders next week, possibly reducing chances of a pact between the League and the fellow-populist Five Star Movement.

EghtesadOnline: Italian President Sergio Mattarella in a message congratulated President-elect Hassan Rouhani on the occasion of his re-election to the top government post.

EghtesadOnline: Italy's president began talks with political leaders on Thursday to seek a way out of the political crisis caused by the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.