Category Archives: Political parties

June 5, 2011

New Mayor invites Obama to Naples

Anthony M. Quattrone The newly elected mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, has invited President Barack Obama to visit Naples.  The Mayor, who is a staunch supporter of the American president, is hopeful that a visit by Obama could be … Continue reading →

9 Comments

Filed under Elections, Garbage crisis, Luigi de Magistris Mayor "for" Naples, Political parties

Tagged as , , , , , ,

May 30, 2011

Naples has a new mayor: Luigi de Magistris

Anthony M. Quattrone New mayor wins with 65% of vote A former magistrate, Luigi de Magistris, is the new mayor of Naples. He has been elected today during a runoff between the two candidates who received the highest number of … Continue reading →

17 Comments

Filed under Elections, Garbage crisis, Luigi de Magistris Mayor "for" Naples, Political parties

Tagged as , , ,

February 6, 2011

Center-left primaries in Naples: a farce

Anthony M. Quattrone The primaries held by the center-left coalition on 23 January 2011 to select the candidate for the election to mayor for the city of Naples, which will take place in the spring (the date has not yet … Continue reading →

Leave a Comment

Filed under Elections, Political parties

Tagged as , , , , , , ,

November 30, 2010

Berlusconi promises again to rid Naples of garbage

Anthony M. Quattrone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised on 27 November 2010 that in two weeks’ time Naples will be garbage free.  It’s the second time in the last two months that he has promised to remove garbage from … Continue reading →

Leave a Comment

Filed under Garbage crisis, Organized crime, Political parties

Tagged as , , ,