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Italy’s PM Conte Resigns, Heads Caretaker Govt

  Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday tendered his resignation as promised to President Sergio Mattarella, who asked him to stay on at the … Continue reading Italy’s PM Conte Resigns, Heads Caretaker Govt

By Ignatius Igwe
Updated August 20, 2019
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (C), flanked by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) and by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies, Luigi Di Maio (R), delivers a speech at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on August 20, 2019, as the country faces a political crisis. Italy’s Premier Conte says to offer resignation during his speech at the Senate after calling Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini “irresponsible” to spark a political crisis by pulling the plug on the governing coalition. Andreas SOLARO / AFP
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (C), flanked by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) and by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies, Luigi Di Maio (R), delivers a speech at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on August 20, 2019, as the country faces a political crisis. Andreas SOLARO / AFP

 

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday tendered his resignation as promised to President Sergio Mattarella, who asked him to stay on at the head of a caretaker government pending consultations, officials said.

Conte earlier announced that he would resign as premier, after launching a scathing attack on far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for “irresponsibly” trying to bring the government down.

AFP

 

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