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FILE PHOTO: Italian President Sergio Mattarella speaks during a news conference at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy January 29, 2021. Francesco Ammendola/Italian Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
ROME (Reuters) - Policy conflicts and disagreements over government positions are hampering attempts at reviving Italy s ruling coalition as the mediator appointed by President Sergio Mattarella is due to report back to the head of state later on Tuesday.
Mattarella, the supreme arbiter of Italian politics, last week asked lower house speaker Roberto Fico to lead the efforts to patch things up between the parties that supported the last government led by Giuseppe Conte.
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ROME, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Policy conflicts and disagreements over government positions are hampering attempts at reviving Italy’s ruling coalition as the mediator appointed by President Sergio Mattarella is due to report back to the head of state later on Tuesday.
Mattarella, the supreme arbiter of Italian politics, last week asked lower house speaker Roberto Fico to lead the efforts to patch things up between the parties that supported the last government led by Giuseppe Conte.
Conte was forced to resign after the small Italia Viva party of former premier Matteo Renzi quit the coalition in a row over the management of the twin coronavirus and economic crises.
Italian government crisis talks blocked on policy issues: sources
By Angelo Amante and Giselda Vagnoni
February 2, 2021 â 5.50pm
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Rome: Talks aimed at reviving Italyâs collapsed ruling coalition were blocked on Monday over policy issues even before any discussion was held on who the prime minister should be, political sources said.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was forced to resign last week when a junior partner, Italia Viva, quit the 17-month-old coalition in a row over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic meltdown.
Matteo Renziâs Italy Viva party is tiny, but without it the government doesnât have a parliamentary majority.