Confusion over Draghi's resignation!

Government partner speaks of a common future

Created: 2022-07-14Updated: 2022-07-14, 8:10 p.m

Standing in front of a shambles: Italy's prime minister sees the end of his government as coming.

(Picture from a press conference on a glacier crash) © Luca Bruno/dpa

Mario Draghi wants to resign as Prime Minister of Italy after a scandal within his government.

But since he reckoned without the head of state.

The news ticker.

• It's over for Mario Draghi: the Italian prime minister announces his resignation after the voter's vote in the coalition.

• Resignation rejected: President Sergio Mattarella first demands an assessment of the situation.

• Italy

  is in a

  government

  crisis: The Five Star Movement is boycotting a vote of confidence in the Senate.

• This news ticker on the

  government crisis in Italy

  is constantly updated.

Update from July 14, 8 p.m.:

Italian President Sergio Mattarella rejects Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s resignation.

At the same time, he called on Draghi to report to Parliament and assess the situation, according to a statement from his office.

Update from July 14, 7:50 p.m .:

Despite Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s resignation announcement, Italy’s Social Democrats continue to expect a future with him.

One is working now only to restore a majority in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday and so that the Draghi government can start again, according to circles of the ruling party.

The country is falling into a serious crisis that it cannot afford.

"We are working for a Draghi Two to complete the work on the Corona recovery plan, the budget law and the situation in Ukraine in the coming months," wrote ex-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of the Italia Viva splinter party on Twitter.

The right-wing extremist opposition politician Giorgia Meloni saw things differently.

"When a storm comes up, you have to ask the citizens who should be the captain of the ship," said the head of Fratelli d'Italia: "We demand from the President that Parliament is dissolved."

Departure after an eventful day: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi is facing difficult hours.

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Italy heading for crisis: Draghi declares resignation after vote of no confidence by Five Star Movement

Update from July 14, 6:55 p.m .:

Mario Draghi draws the consequences from the withdrawal of confidence in the Five Star Movement.

"I would like to inform you that tonight I will submit my resignation to the President of the Republic," he said at the Council of Ministers meeting, which was convened at short notice, according to his official headquarters.

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In a statement distributed by his office, Draghi declared that the conditions for a continuation of the governing coalition "no longer existed" and that the "confidence pact on which this government was based" had "dissolved".

Draghi had previously warned that he would not continue to lead the unity government formed in February 2021 to deal with the Corona crisis and its economic consequences without the support of the Five Star Movement.

Update from July 14, 6:10 p.m.:

Mario Draghi called the Council of Ministers to a meeting at short notice.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m., according to the Italian Prime Minister's office in Rome.

The head of government had previously been to Head of State Sergio Mattarella for a one-hour conversation.

In the meantime, there is also speculation about a possible resignation.

news agency

reported that the 74-year-old ex-head of the European Central Bank had not submitted a resignation to Mattarella.

Update from July 14, 3:30 p.m .:

The five-star movement involved in the Italian government coalition boycotted a confidence vote for a government project in the Senate, bringing the government to the brink of collapse.

The party's senators stayed away from Thursday's confidence vote linked to voting on a government stimulus package.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi had previously warned that he would not continue to lead the unity government without the support of the Five Stars.

Scandal in Italy?

Country is on the brink of a government crisis

First report from July 14:

Rome - Italy is facing a government crisis: The Five Star Movement (M5S), which is part of Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition, has announced that it will boycott a vote of confidence in the Senate.

The M5S senators will leave the hall during the vote on Thursday - party leader Giuseppe Conte announced the evening before.

The debate in the Senate began on Thursday morning (July 14).

The vote is about an aid package worth 23 billion euros to help families and companies cope with inflation.

But there is also a measure to be voted on that is intended to facilitate the construction of a waste incineration plant in Rome.

However, the Five Star Movement vehemently rejects this.

She is also demanding more aid for families.

A scandal threatens in Italy: the vote on the law involves a vote of confidence for Draghi

M5S MPs voted in favor of the government in Monday's vote in the House of Representatives, but later abstained on the legislative package.

In the Senate, however, other rules apply: the upper house does not vote separately on the vote of confidence and the specific bill.

Draghi has repeatedly stressed that he will not lead a government without the Five Star Movement.

The former head of the European Central Bank (ECB) took over the office of Prime Minister in February 2021 after the collapse of the previous government.

He leads a unity government that unites parties from left to right.

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Government crisis in Italy: early elections are unlikely

If the Five Star Movement left the multi-party government made up of Social Democrats, center parties and the right-wing Lega, the alliance would still have a majority in parliament.

Because after Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio recently left the movement with his supporters, the Five Stars lost some seats in parliament, which is why they are no longer the largest parliamentary party as before.

Meanwhile, it is considered unlikely that there will be early elections, since many parliamentary parties are unlikely to have any interest in them.

In Italy, not only is the government faltering, the climate is also causing massive problems: drought and drought are threatening a state of emergency - this also has serious consequences for holidaymakers.