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Section size for Italy (51 sections)
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'Prime ministre is wrong'

Can we remove "prime minister" and use the proper word "president of the council"? Prime minister is just wrong because se it has a completely different meaning 93.44.5.84 (talk) 11:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's wrong. The prime minister is the head of the executive branch which is exactly what a "presidente del consiglio" is. Moreover, I remind you that in Italy the term "primo ministro" is also used. ContiNuziali (talk) 08:02, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Most heads of governments are styled in English as "Prime Minister". I mean even in formal contexts such as at the UN.Barjimoa (talk) 11:53, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Size

14005 words is getting way big again WP:COUNTRYSIZE. New section about a holiday can go (Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries#Transclusions) Moxy🍁 00:03, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 February 2025

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« Italy is a founding and leading member of the Council of Europe (1949) and the European Union (1958) »

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Remsense ‥ 论 18:59, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

International organizations

Add in the intro that it is among the funding members of the Council of Europe, first European international organization (since 1949) Hitiste2023 (talk) 05:57, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Germany#International organizations/Paneuropeism Moxy🍁 06:08, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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change comma in "The history of Italy goes back to numerous Italic peoples," to em-dash for conciseness and sentence clarity change "From the late 19th to the early 20th century, Italy rapidly industrialised, mainly in the north, and acquired a colonial empire,[20] while the south remained largely impoverished, fueling a large immigrant diaspora to the Americas." to "From the late 19th to the early 20th century, Italy rapidly industrialised—mainly in the north—and acquired a colonial empire.[20] The south remained largely impoverished, fueling a large immigrant diaspora to the Americas." Qisik (talk) 18:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Qisik:

Done: [1], [2]. JacktheBrown (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]