Despite winning a confidence vote, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he would resign after the populist Five Star Movement, a coalition ally, pulled its support for the government.
Italy s PM survives confidence vote
Italy s Prime Minister Giuseppe wins a confidence vote in the Senate, allowing him to remain in office after a junior partner quit his coalition last week. But Giuseppe Conte failed to secure an absolute majority which means he now heads a minority government as the country battles to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and recession.
By Susy Hodges
Giusppe Conte survived the vote by 156 to 140 with 16 abstentions, having overcome a similar confidence motion in the lower house of parliament on Monday.
Had he lost, he would have had to resign, pushing Italy into more political turmoil and potentially opening the way to new national elections, two years ahead of schedule.