The role of Italy’s south in this weekend’s election

Although Lombardy in Italy’s north has been called the ‘Ohio’ of Italian politics — it’s a huge prize, given that it’s the most populous and richest region, and one of the few regions currently too close to call — Sicily might well be the ‘Florida’ of Italian politics. It’s the fourth-most populous region of Italy, [...]

Suffragio goes to the Oscars

Of course, most Americans this weekend aren’t thinking about the Cypriot presidential election or even the relatively higher-impact Italian elections, but the results of yet another election this weekend in Hollywood — the winners of the 85th Academy Awards.  It’s been a very foreign-policy heavy year for the Oscars. Zero Dark Thirty, a nominee for [...]

Cyprus votes for ‘Nice Nic’ as Anastasiades sweeps to victory pledging bailout talks

Cypriot voters have selected a new president in today’s runoff, finishing the business they started last weekend in the first round of the presidential election. Nicos Anastasiades, the candidate of the center-right Democratic Rally (DISY, Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός or Dimokratikós Sinayermós) has won 57.48% of the vote to just 42.52% for health minister Stavros Malas, the candidate of the [...]