Italy’s prime minister handed in his resignation last week, but the president turned it down.
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Is Italy heading for early elections? Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called on Wednesday July 20 to “rebuild” the “trust pact” between the parties of his coalition to save his government, jeopardized by the defection last week of the 5 Star Movement.
During this intervention, Mario Draghi was particularly severe with political parties: “Italy does not need a facade of trust, which disappears in the face of difficult measures to take”. “The only solution, if we still want to stay together, is to rebuild this pact from its foundations, with courage, altruism and credibility.he told the Senate. That’s what the Italians want”.
According to polls, the majority of Italians want ‘Super Mario’ to remain at the helm of his broad coalition of national unity, which spans the left and far right. A vote of confidence must be organized in both chambers, Wednesday in the Senate then Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies, allowing to finally see clearly after the crisis caused by the defection Thursday of the 5 Star Movement during a key vote in the Senate. M5S leader Giuseppe Conte, also Mr Draghi’s predecessor, demanded that his priorities be taken into account, including the establishment of a minimum wage.