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Draghi wins support of ex-Italian PM who triggered crisis
by Colleen Barry, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 5, 2021 1:30 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 5, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT
Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi arrives to brief the media after meeting Mario Draghi at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Mario Draghi has been working to secure the required backing in Parliament for him to govern. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)
MILAN The former Italian premier who triggered the collapse of a successor’s government threw his support Friday behind former bank chief Mario Draghi to head up Italy’s next government, which will have the job of allocating more than 200 billion euros ($240 billion) in European Union funds to relaunch the country’s pandemic-ravaged economy.