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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
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Mario Draghi, the former President of the European Central Bank, has been invited by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella to form a new Italian government.
Lisa Zanotti
reacts to the decision, arguing that while Draghi may help the country emerge from its current political crisis, his appointment as Prime Minister would illustrate the deficiencies present within Italian democracy.
Yesterday, Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s President, indicated that former Bank of Italy and ECB President Mario Draghi would be invited to form a new government. This came after a series of consultations in which it became clear that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte could no longer count on a workable parliamentary majority.
Draghi gets premier mandate from Mattarella
Ex ECB president reserves right to accept
03 Febbraio 2021
ROME, FEB 3 - President Sergio Mattarella s office
said Wednesday that the head of State has given Mario Draghi a
mandate to try and form a new government after talks lasting an
hour and 10 minutes.
It said Draghi had reserved the right to accept the mandate.
The former president of the European Central Bank is now set to
have talks with Italy s political parties to see if an eventual
executive led by him would have a working majority in
parliament.
The head of State turned to Mr Whatever It Takes (to Save the