A gay man who shrugged off three mafia plots to kill him is poised to become Sicily’s first homosexual governor in elections that show the center left advancing at the expense of former Italian prime ...

The stereotype of the macho southern Italian is fading fast. To the amusement of commentators in northern Italy, the victor in Sicily's regional election on Sunday was the openly gay, anti-mafia ...

A gay man who shrugged off three mafia plots to kill him is poised to become Sicily's first homosexual governor in elections that show the centre left advancing at the expense of Silvio Berlusconi's ...

'I will demonstrate that this region can be the most liberal in Europe. Certainly I will be exposed to opposition from the old political system, to layers of powerful mafia patronage, but I am ready ...

Openly gay, devoutly Roman Catholic, left-wing and an enemy of the mafia, Rosario Crocetta broke the mould when he was elected governor of deeply conservative Sicily last month. The island has long ...

(ANSA) - Palermo, July 20 - Embattled regional governor of Sicily Rosario Crocetta said Monday he is sceptical of speculation that alleged remarks in a controversial telephone conversation with ...

(ANSA) - Palermo, July 23 - Sicily Governor Rosario Crocetta told the Sicilian regional assembly (ARS) he would not quit over a controversial wiretap whose existence has been disputed. "I refuse to ...

Rosario Crocetta is Sicily’s first centre-left governor in modern history. Rosario Crocetta is abandoning the comfort of the European Parliament for one of Europe’s more challenging electoral offices.

The newly elected regional president of Sicily took office in the Norman Palace in Palermo on November 12. Unlike almost every Sicilian president since the Second World War, Rosario Crocetta is not a ...

The inaugural meeting of the European Parliament's new "mafia" committee took place on 17 April, bringing to fruition a longtime push by Italian MEP Rosario Crocetta, who has been under police ...