Italy's former premier Matteo Renzi pulled his small party out of government on Wednesday, stripping the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority and triggering political chaos even as the nation battles a resurgent COVID-19.
The leader of the small Italia Viva party is pulling three ministers from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s coalition, leaving the government without a majority
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Members of the coalition government have questioned Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s plans for the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic eases. Mr Conte faces a huge challenge in convincing the centre-left Democratic Party and anti-establishment Five Star Movement to back his spending strategy. Former prime minister Matteo Renzi, who quit the Democratic Party in September to form his own Italia Viva, also props up the coalition, holding two ministerial posts.