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Italy‘s populist prime minister has announced his resignation, amid turmoil in the Italian governing coalition.
Giuseppe Conte said during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday afternoon that he would go to the president to resign at the end of the day’s sitting.
His announcement come after weeks of infighting between the populist Five Star Movement and their coalition partners, the far-right League.
The League had said it would bring a vote of no-confidence in the government, with its leader Matteo Salvini gunning for early elections – in which polls show his party would make big gains.
“The League will have to answer for its wrong decision to bring everything down, opening a government crisis in the middle of August … just to chase the polls,” said Luigi di Maio, leader of the Five Star Movement.
But elections may not be inevitable if a new governing coalition can be formed, with reports that the centre-left Democratic Party are considering entering government with the Five Star Movement.
Mr Conte is technically an independent broker between the two existing coalition parties, though he was proposed by the Five Star Movement and is perceived as closer to them.
Giuseppe Conte said during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday afternoon that he would go to the president to resign at the end of the day’s sitting.
His announcement come after weeks of infighting between the populist Five Star Movement and their coalition partners, the far-right League.
The League had said it would bring a vote of no-confidence in the government, with its leader Matteo Salvini gunning for early elections – in which polls show his party would make big gains.
“The League will have to answer for its wrong decision to bring everything down, opening a government crisis in the middle of August … just to chase the polls,” said Luigi di Maio, leader of the Five Star Movement.
But elections may not be inevitable if a new governing coalition can be formed, with reports that the centre-left Democratic Party are considering entering government with the Five Star Movement.
Mr Conte is technically an independent broker between the two existing coalition parties, though he was proposed by the Five Star Movement and is perceived as closer to them.
