Drama in Italy: Prime Minister resigns after party abstained

Mario Draghi has resigned after saying he would not want to lead a government of which the Five Star Party is not a member.

"The national unity coalition that supported this government no longer exists," he declared.

The president must decide whether to try to persuade Draghi to form an alternative government, find a new leader or advance the election.

Reuters

14/07/2022

Thursday, 14 July 2022, 22:03 Updated: 22:06

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced his resignation tonight (Wednesday) after the coalition's five-star party in the coalition abstained.

"The national unity coalition that supported this government no longer exists," the 74-year-old Draghi declared.

Coalition parties in Italy are expected to fight each other in the national elections scheduled for early 2023.

Draghi said he would not want to form a government without the Five Star Party, which garnered the highest number of votes in the previous 2018 elections but has since suffered defections and loss of public support.

Italian President Sergio Materella must decide whether to try to persuade Draghi to form an alternative government, find a new leader who will take Italy to the elections next year or whether to advance the elections.

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In February 2021 Draghi, the former governor of the European Bank, was sworn in as the unity prime minister set up to fight the corona plague and economic crisis.

All but one of the major parties have expressed support for him and his cabinet, which includes legislators from all corners of the political spectrum as well as professional figures in key positions, including the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Environment.

He is known as "Super Mario" for his success in rescuing the euro, and he enjoys widespread support from the Italian media who called him "the new Italian miracle".

Some of the offices in his government, which will go to a vote of confidence in both houses of parliament on Monday and Tuesday, remain in the hands of former ministers, such as Foreign Minister Luigi Di Mayo of Five Stars and Health Minister Roberto Speranza, who is leading the fight against a 93,000-life plague. man.

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