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
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
Draghi hopeful of responsible response from parties We must defeat pandemic, relaunch the country - ex ECB chief
03 Febbraio 2021
ROME, FEB 3 - Mario Draghi said Wednesday that he
was hopeful Italy s political parties would give a positive
response after President Sergio Mattarella handed him a mandate
to try and form a new government. I am confident that unity and the capacity to give a
responsible response will emerge from the discussion with the
parties, with the groups in parliament, Draghi said.
Draghi reserved the right to accept the mandate to be premier or
not.
He is now set to have talks with the parties to see if an
Mattarella starts crisis talks with parties (2)
President to speak to PD and IV on Thursday
28 Gennaio 2021
ROME, JAN 28 - President Sergio Mattarella s formal
consultations on Italy s government crisis get going in earnest
on Thursday when he begins talks with the political parties
represented in parliament.
Giuseppe Conte quit as premier on Tuesday, marking the collapse
of his second government, as the executive no longer had an
absolute majority in the Senate after ex-premier Matteo Renzi s
Italia Viva (IV) party withdrew its support.
IV, the centre-left Democratic Party and the leftwing LeU are
among the groups the head of State will meet on Thursday.