Mattarella turns to Draghi after govt-crisis talks fail (4)
President asks parties to get behind 'high-profile' executive
03 Febbraio 2021
ROME, FEB 3 - President Sergio Mattarella has
summoned Mario Draghi to the Quirinal Palace on Wednesday and he
is expected to give the former president of the European Central
Bank (ECB) a mandate to try and form a new government.
The head of State turned to Mr 'Whatever It Takes' after Lower
House Speaker Roberto Fico reported to him on Tuesday that
efforts to patch up the coalition that had supported outgoing
Premier Giuseppe Conte's executive had failed.
Conte quit last week, although he remains at the helm of